There is a fine line between assertiveness and being relaxed.

And it's not a finger-pointing issue to me; I take as much responsibility as I can. It was more just me not really knowing what I wanted to do and how to get it done.

I would love to be like a Brian McKnight. Shoot, I'd love to be Brian McKnight.

There are a million things I can think of that I would I want to do. Reporting like you, would be one. A talk show host maybe, also. I want to do a lot.

They look at what's more important, like subjects to help with the SAT's, etc. They miss that music is vital. It offers a break from a stressful day of science and math and it's different.

I've been working on something, just some jazz, relaxed stuff. It will be standard, just piano and voice. It started out as a fun project for me though, I'm still not sure about releasing it.

I'm very new to the industry. I'm not on the Billboard 200 and that is alarming to me. But when I sat down with my management they said it's not a big deal and that it happens all the time.

Even though other people wrote my songs I put my stamp on them. I have a connection, but there is no truer connection than an artists and their own song.

For the second album I look forward to doing a lot of serious collaboration and taking the experiences I've had over this last year, good and bad, and working it into the album.

Either positive or negative comments are good because it shows I am still relevant.

When you have a very hot single there is no reason why it can't drive album sales. People fall off and come back on. I'm looking forward to coming back on with a vengeance.

…We feel different things. We like different things. It’s like they say with books, no two people ever read the same book. It’s the same with music, yo.

It seemed like an original act, the very kindest act of being human, that he listened.

You worry yourself unnecessarily. Put the thought of hitting right out of your mind!

Who rises from prayer a better man his prayer is answered.

It's a blast to watch. It's a lot more interesting live than it is on record. I mean, it really is a theatrical event. It's a sporting event! Cause you never know what's gonna happen.

People change. Some of the people I once knew I now can't stand.

She had brillant red hair, like honey and roses and the sun all together.

It doesn't have to be the same line that we have had for the last 40 years, because that clearly isn't working on any level. But you have got to have a pretty clear line on this crucial issue.

I believe the way to write a good play is to convince yourself it is easy to do, then go ahead and do it with ease.

A man who will not leave his room because he does not know how, or is afraid to open the door, is trapped just the same whether or not the door is locked.