"It's [Joni Mitchell's "A Case of You"] been one of my favorite songs for my entire life."

--

Source : "Job Envy: Singer Jane Monheit" by Porter Anderson, edition.cnn.com. October 6, 2001.

Jane Monheit

#Song Quotes #My Favorite Quotes #Cases Quotes

“I love Charlie, Billy Burke's character. Writing for him is so spectacular, he's so funny and wry and every scene he's in he just takes. There's a scene in 'Eclipse' where Bella tells him she's a virgin, and it's the funniest, most awkward scene I've ever seen on film.”
“I have often felt as though I had inherited all the defiance and all the passions with which our ancestors defended their Temple and could gladly sacrifice my life for one great moment in history. And at the same time I always felt so helpless and incapable of expressing these ardent passions even by a word or a poem.”
“An Atheist believes that a hospital should be built instead of a church. An atheist believes that deed must be done instead of prayer said. An atheist strives for involvement in life and not escape into death. He wants disease conquered, poverty vanished, war eliminated.”
“He's the president. I'm the general. Unless I want to get impeached, I got to do what he says.”
“Our activity should consist in placing ourselves in a state of susceptibility to Divine impressions, and pliability to all the operations of the Eternal Word.”
“When in doubt, the rule of threes is a rule that plays well with all of storytelling. When describing a thing? No more than three details. A character's arc? Three beats. A story? Three acts. An act? Three sequences. A plot point culminating in a mystery of a twist? At least three mentions throughout the tale. This is an old rule, and a good one. It's not universal - but it's a good place to start.”
“One of my favorite vacation places is Miami, because of the people, the water and the beach - of course - and the architecture on Miami Beach is so wonderful.”
“I'm kind of in between a goody-goody and a rebel. I'm not bad, but I'm not good either. I'm a little crazy.”

You may also like:

Diana Krall
Jazz Pianist
Dianne Reeves
Jazz Singer
Judy Garland
Actress
Madeleine Peyroux
Singer-songwriter
Michael Buble
Vocalist
Sierra Boggess
Actress
Wynton Marsalis
Trumpeter
Mark O'Connor
Violinist
Melody Gardot
Singer, writer