"Music is always a commentary on society."

“We're deaf men working as musicians; we play the music but we can't hear it.”

Source : Sebastian Faulks (2007). “Engleby: A Novel”, Doubleday Books

“The only one who could ever reach me was the son of a preacher man.”

Source : Song: Son of a Preacher Man

“Fortune is a prize to be won. Adventure is the road to it. Chance is what may lurk in the shadows at the roadside.”

Source : O. Henry (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of O. Henry (Illustrated)”, p.1277, Delphi Classics

“There is no real security except for whatever you build inside yourself.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“One of the most frustrating words in the human language, as far as I could tell, was love. So much meaning attached to this one little word. People bandied it about freely, using it to describe their attachments to possessions, pets, vacation destinations, and favorite foods. In the same breath they then applied this word to the person they considered most important in their lives. Wasn’t that insulting? Shouldn’t there be some other term to describe deeper emotion?”

“When you're working opposite Halle Berry, you're going to get a lot. So you have to give a lot. That said, what I've found striking in the past few days is that people are aware of a good chemistry that exists between us on screen. If that's so, it's due to the fact that she and I have a real liking for each other in real life and a real mutual respect.”

“I like simple writing. I'd rather read Hemingway than Burroughs.”

“What's the problem you solve? Solve it for one person. Create a system to do it without you. Duplicate.”