I did all the dialect work, all my character work completely by myself.

I've made three studio albums and one live one with my brother. It's melodic singer-songwriter acoustic-rock music.

I'd love to be a pop idol. Of course, my groupies are now between 40 and 50.

A good director creates an environment which gives the actor the encouragement to fly.

I have a natural swagger.

There are two types of actors: those who say they don't want to be famous and those who are liars.

Before Footloose, the things I'd done weren't cute. In Diner I was an alcoholic.

Any idiot can get laid when they're famous. That's easy. It's getting laid when you're not famous that takes some talent.

The greatest justice in life is that your vision and looks tend to go simultaneously.

I always wanted, and still aspire, to be something more than just one thing, just one performance.

Everybody's got bills to pay. Sometimes you see people just go straight for the money, and that's disappointing.

the story of love and vanity are always as though as ice and heat

The overarching practice of letting go is also one of gaining resilience and insight.

He's got a box with a demon in it that draws pictures, " said Rincewind shortly. "Do what the madman says and he will give you gold.

Heed my words, daughter, if you ever mean to be happy: Never give yourself to a man.

The most powerful weapon known is the weapon of blessing. Therefore, a clever person relies on it. He wins with peace, not with war.

"There aint nothin gonna stop me so just envy it"

Nothing will see us through the age we're entering but high consciousness, and that comes hard. We don't have a good, modern myth yet, and we need one.

When I was first diagnosed with ALS, I was given two years to live. Now 45 years later, I am doing pretty well.