You know, I would say that songwriting is something about the expression of the heart, the intellect and the soul.

Ask yourself: Have you been kind today? Make kindness your daily modus operandi and change your world.

The future hasn't happened yet and the past is gone. So I think the only moment we have is right here and now, and I try to make the best of those moments, the moments that I'm in.

There are two kinds of artists left: those who endorse Pepsi and those who simply won't.

I was brought up in a tenement house in a working district. We didn't even have a bathroom! We had a gaslight in the hallway and a black-and-white TV.

This is the book I never read ~ These are the words I never said ~ This is the path I'll never tread ~ These are the dreams I'll dream instead

I played with the image, because I think image is temporary. It's a projection. It's illusory.

I love to be individual, to step beyond gender.

You have to face things, have faith in what you do and go for it. Think, 'What's the worst that could happen?'

Humankind seems to have an enormous capacity for savagery, for brutality, for lack of empathy, for lack of compassion.

A lot of music you might listen to is pretty vapid, it doesn't always deal with our deeper issues. These are the things I'm interested in now, particularly at my age.

Being aware of who you are, you will ensure that you do not waste your time spending energy on unnecessary things

The beauty in the heart is the beauty of body, soul and spirit.

I loved it when my heart beat quickly and erratically. Yet I found this performance, which was deeply poetic, more enjoyable.

Do what you love and the rest will come.

That is exciting to reinvent myself, to invent a new character. As an actor that is revitalizing.

Illusion is no longer possible, because the real is no longer possible.

Revolution is an art that I pursue rather than a goal I expect to achieve. Nor is this a source of dismay; a lost cause can be as spiritually satisfying as a victory.

Great leaders state out loud what they intend to do and in doing so, they get things done.

Simply look at whatever happens and know that you are beyond it.

I've certainly worked with really great directors who haven't acted.