I used to take a recorder around and interview my parents and do impressions of my classmates as guests on my show.
I love learning how people hear my music because everyone has different references.
The millstone that lies undermost also helps to grind.
When the narrator says, 'This is a story without surprises,' most of the time, this is not what happens.
The biggest thing is I watch myself What I need to improve on, what I can do different.
Miscellaneous is always the largest category.
As a student studying acting, I was always broke, so going to see any live theater was almost impossible.
Thought precedes action, action does not always precede thought.
I guess, like, the whole thing with music is - you're a little bit in control but not fully in control. Which is kind of the fun of it.
Writing is manual labor of the mind - like laying pipe.
The lord's prayer may be committed to memory quickly, but it is slowly learnt by heart.
I grew up about 60 miles northwest of New York, in Middletown, NY.
He who stops being better stops being good.
When I draw a character, very often as I'm doing a face, my face mirrors the expression.
It's most important to always have a plan in place.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
A little of what you fancy does you good.
A man is known by his friends.
A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.
A new broom sweeps clean.
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
A picture paints a thousand words.
A place for everything and everything in its place.
A poor workman always blames his tools.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
A prophet is not recognized in his own land.
A rising tide lifts all boats.
A swarm in may is worth a load of hay; a swarm in june is worth a silver spoon; but a swarm in july is not worth a fly.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.