I came from a folk-family background. Although we weren't really the all-singing, all-dancing-around-the-piano folkies or anything like that, there is that idea of singing and playing with your parents and your family and your cousins.
A family business in cinema is not necessarily creative. It is generally about prolonging your family fortune.
Just because someone is your family member doesn't mean they're a good person.
You can't strengthen the ranks of your middle class, you can't strengthen and grow the ranks of your businesses and family-owned businesses, unless you are fiscally responsible.
No one teaches you how to be a famous person; no one teaches you how to be a role model. It's something you have to do on your own.
When you're in the studio, you can't be like, 'I want to make music that everybody will like!' You have really understand your fan base, what they like, and that's what you do it for.
Fanaticism consists of redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim.
People tend to think of the quest as a sort of fanciful or fantastical form, but actually, I think it's pretty realistic. I think that story of gathering allies to your side - recruiting your band of companions - actually matches the shape of most great careers, most great lives.
It's not necessary to go far and wide. I mean, you can really find exciting and inspiring things within your hometown.
Ball caps travel far and wide. They do far more than keep the sun out of your eyes or the cold off your head. Ball caps are a statement.
Your kids might feel more apt to try some art of their own after viewing contemporary works that are far less intimidating than those of the Old Masters.
It is one thing to tell the citizens of some faraway country to go to hell, but it is another to do the same to your own citizens, who are supposedly your ultimate sovereigns.
Put variety into your mental bill of fare as well as into your physical. It will pay you rich returns.
Know you food, know your farmers, and know your kitchen.
At my age, you sort of fart your way into a role.
Getting a moral lecture from the fashion industry is like Jeffrey Dahmer criticising your diet.
Obviously, if you are playing against a guy who is known for an up-tempo offense, you'll probably tailor your practice a little bit to say, 'Hey, let's get a couple of fast-paced plays back to back to back to try to simulate that.'
The final release point for the fastball is the tips of your fingers.
That's why it's so important to have that gap between your fastball and off-speed pitches: then, when you effectively locate your fastball, it plays at a higher velocity.
I have learned, as a rule of thumb, never to ask whether you can do something. Say, instead, that you are doing it. Then fasten your seat belt. The most remarkable things follow.
