"I want to make them [American Indians] live forever. It's such a big dream I can't see it all."

“It is quite unsettling looking into someone's eyes, especially when you aren't used to it.”

Source : "'The trees were a deeper green than I imagined, and so tall'" by Mike May, www.theguardian.com. August 25, 2003.

“When I heard We Are the World do a techno version of one of my songs, I didn't know the word techno, but I said, "That percussion is astounding, will you help me do a piece?" Nobody said, "Techno isn't allowed for you."”

“I'm terrified of bugs and I travel with sprays, lotions, potions; the lot. I have to check the room before I go to sleep and if I come across a bug and fail to remove it I have to sleep in a separate room as I'm paranoid that I'll be taken advantage of as I sleep.”

“The strength of his will was the tool of his trade.”

“I think having a great idea is vastly overrated. I know it sounds kind of crazy and counterintuitive. I don't think it matters what the idea is, almost. You need great execution.”

“Women tend to take care of men a lot, but I like a guy who balances that out and takes care of me, too.”

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

“A songwriter should have friends who are similarly interested; should move about in the milieu of work he has chosen for himself.”

“I'd never done any film or television. Well, I'd done one little stupid commercial in Boston when I was doing theater, but that was it.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com