The record producer is the music world's equivalent of a film director.

There's a lot about New York that is unique, and there's always a culture and a subculture going on everywhere.

Substance should outweigh perfection.

It's important not to be afraid ego-wise to share your information.

If an artist wants to work with me because they feel I've made some credible albums and there've been things that are long-lasting, it's because those artists took the time and we built an idea.

I gotta think that one that becomes a philosophy of work, which is "no excuses."

If you follow anything that I've ever done, I never stick to one thing more than one year. I'm just afraid to get typecast.

Rudeness is something I just can't tolerate.

When you are waiting for the bus and someone asks, "Has the bus come yet?". If the bus came would I be standing here?

The world is full of people who are waiting for someone to come along and motivate them to be the kind of people they wish they could be. The problem is that no one is coming to the rescue.

I got kind of tired of playing, I think. But I think it will be part of my life again, maybe.

Money is necessary -- both to support a family and to advance causes one believes in.

The Earth is a living, breathing entity. Without ongoing care and nurturing, there will be consequences too big to ignore.

In Scripture we read of two kinds of men-the spiritual man controlled by the Holy Spirit, and the "carnal" man who is ruled by his passions.

I have very girly hands and I use them a lot when I talk in a way that I think is very feminine.

In my business, if you look good, no one is going to be checking up on whether you work out. So it's up to me.

My work is not about "form follows function," but "form follows beauty" or, even better, "form follows feminine."

Easter celebrations are evidence of the increased benign influence of the Russian Orthodox Church and other traditional churches in our country on society.