"When I start writing, I'll have a vague concept or I'll just have a title, and the song just goes on its own direction. Usually it goes in many directions within each song. They get really convoluted sometimes."

“If the only time you think of me as a scientist is during Black History Month, then I must not be doing my job as a scientist.”

“Bernard Herrmann used to write all his scores by himself. So did Bach, Beethoven and Stravinsky. I dont understand why this happens in the movie industry.”

Source : "Mozart of film music" by Adam Sweeting, www.theguardian.com. February 22, 2001.

“The foundation of a disciplined life is integrity and doing what we say we're going to do.”

Source : Rory Vaden (2012). “Take the Stairs: 7 Steps to Achieving True Success”, p.53, Penguin

“I like auditioning! A lot of people hate it, but I like it.”

“All that celebrity stuff isn't me. It's just not acting.”

Source : "Michelle Ryan - Is this the end of her Hollywood dream?". www.mirror.co.uk. March 2, 2008.

“If succeeding generations of Americans don't understand the concepts of justice, individual rights, free enterprise, capitalism, sovereignty or national security, there can be no guarantee that those concepts - or others like them - will continue.”

“You can grow apart from people very quickly.”

“I wanted to show that crime doesn't pay. If you are saved and accept the Lord, you cannot use that as an excuse to avoid punishment.”