As long as I can stay creative and used my mind, it can be 20 hours a day. I sleep four hours, so I've got 20 hours.

I'm young. You can't just sit there and be satisfied.

I don't really start writing until later in the night. I'm a night owl.

Acting becomes my real job, writing becomes my second job, and then when I turn 50, I think I'm going to open up an interior decorating company.

I have a thing - I call it magic - but I feel like I can write stuff down in the middle of the night and wake up and it happens. I write what I want in my journal.

I'm going to become a real professional actress.

I'm not looking to be an artist to make money. I'm looking to be an artist.

I'm more than a songwriter. I'm a creative person. Some people you just always see. I won't allow you to see me unless it makes sense. There's a reason to see me.

I try to reach for the stars because if you say you want something small and it happens, you don't believe it. So I try to say something wild and crazy.

I just like to stay creative. Anything that can keep my mind going.

I'm a songwriter who just wants to bring people great songs.

Your choices are where your future begins.

Humility and repentance are necessary to restore your relationship with God.

Take excuses and procrastination as your enemies. Let them see you and frown their faces and bypass you without greetings. You will excel if you don’t internalize the habit of giving excuses.

Cloisters, ancient libraries ... I was confusing learning with the smell of cold stone.

Fish without wine is like egg without salt.

Real slow hits from the bong... Make me feel like Cheech, And I'm kickin' it with Chong.

Greed is a basic part of animal nature. Being against it is like being against breathing or eating. It means nothing.

Just because it doesn't work out for you, doesn't mean that it's not wonderful for someone else.

Baikida Carroll, whose balance of bravada and tenderness, facility and understatement mark him as a player to be reckoned with.

Not only are the studies themselves often lacking even face value, but they also drain badly needed funds away from patient care needs.