See? That’s it, ” he said, waving his hand. “That’s part of what makes us so great, Luce. I’m crazy. You’re crazy. Together, we make our own brand of crazy.

To be 100% at all times is like a mirage in the desert of frustration. Enjoy your conquest and rest your mind. This will never be in vain.

I was good at being charming, one of my very few vanities.

Randy Newman seemed like an even worse singer than me. I liked Ray Charles, Levi Stubbs, Jack Jones, Joe Tex, Wilson Pickett.

Love yourself, so that love will not be a stranger when it comes

Do not listen to the killjoys who tell you never to eat oysters in months that do not contain the letter R: May, June, July, August, Octoba. You know.

Sinatra was pretty astute - he used the best songwriters around, he used all the resources, he covered every song from the era basically.

For humans as well as for ships, dark stormy nights are better teachers than tranquil sunny days.

If we didn't love things, then we couldn't feel their loss. The flip side of loving is losing. I mean, you can't experience one without the other.

Everyone turns toward someone. Look for one scarred by the King's polo stick.

It's a fairly recent thing but I've become very fond of making drinks myself.