Famous quotes by Musicians

"I regret not having had more time with my kids when they were growing up"

"I don't like to dwell on the past"

"I didn't have anybody, really, no foundation in life, so I had to make my own way. Always, from the start. I had to go out in the world and become strong, to discover my mission in life"

"Physical strength in a woman - that's what I am"

"I believe in prayer and in strong belief"

"One of the things I've always personally tried to stress with this band was to have some kind of visual aspect and to be consistent with it - like, not to change"

"Instead of slashing my wrists, I just write a bunch of really crummy songs"

"If people make fun of you, it probably means you're doing something right"

"My mother taught me to treat a lady respectfully"

"I grew up in the Bronx where you would stay up late with your girlfriends, just being silly in our bedrooms, whatever. And I was always the clown"

"In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us"

"My parents separated when I was younger"

"I didn't worry about it because I kind of felt I left a good message and memory with the people in terms of my work, and I always felt with a good record, I could always come back"

"I am a practicing Buddhist. I have been for 25 years"

"But I believe we have a higher level of mentality within us, but we have to use the power in the right way"

"It just feels like Erwin and me... even at night I don't feel I have to look pretty in bed"

"I'm pleased with my life, with the journey"

"I was always attracted to science fiction movies"

"I'm not wise, but the beginning of wisdom is there; it's like relaxing into - and an acceptance of - things"

"I am attracted to myths"

"Delhi came as a shock. There were so many people, and oh, the traffic"

"Well, these days, if you're away five years, you might not be able to get back"

"My career always took me away from home, I was always away from home and I just wanted to be at home"

"Movies are movies: they take you back in time, and how it still is for some"

"In the USA there is no female equivalent to god"

"In Tennessee where I grew up, there were animals, farms, wagons, mules"

"I never had that thing about being black. If the whole world was like that, maybe there would be more harmony and love"

"I need that on stage. I need a burst of life. That's entertainment for me"

"I heard stories from my mother's mother who was an American Indian. She was spiritual, although she did not go to church, but she had the hum. She used to tell me stories of the rivers"

"I don't want to act just to be on the screen doing anything and looking any kind of way"