Regardless of how well a studio is run, it's only as good as the product it produces.

I have balls the size of grapefruits and come this Sunday, you'll be spitting out the seeds.

You need to surround yourself with quality human beings that are intelligent and have a vision.

You can rise above it. This country gives you opportunity if you want to take it, so don't blame your environment. I look down on people who use their environment as a crutch.

I don't give a damn what the fans think cause, quite frankly, I know what the fans want better than they do.

That crossover of whether it's entertainment or news is the biggest crock of b.s. in television today, because it's all entertainment.

From a person standpoint, the old expression of what doesn't kill you makes you stronger is somewhat true.

I'm not afraid of failing. I don't like to fail. I hate to fail. But I'm not afraid of it.

I think my idea of retirement might be to one day work a 40-hour week.

If I like you, I'm going to tell you. I'm a hugger, even with men: I'm just very deep.

The chances of you winning are the same as the chances of HELL freezing over.

Take us to the in-between, Where earth meets sky, and wake meets dream.And time rushes by, unseen.Take us to the infinite night, Where up is down, and left is right, And dark vanquishes light.

What doesn't kill us makes a good story.

No man will succeed unless he is ready to face and overcome difficulties and is prepared to assume responsibilities.

I've always liked the idea of improvised music. Improvised anything. It's what conversation is.

Most mysteries are soluble in time.

It took me six years to be comfortable modeling a swimsuit.

I'm not a big TV guy, though.

I get curious about new things. My real strength is going into a field that has not been investigated before, and finding new approaches to it.

It really doesn't take brains to be a politician as much as it takes stomach. Both would be nice, but in America we have accepted diminishing returns in this arena.

With everything that is going on with hip-hop and with what everybody is doing I don't want to be in that lane. I think my lane is very different.