I'm a Yente and I have a terrible accent.
I believe [Dean Martin] is underestimated as a vocalist only because it seemed like what he was doing looked easy - but it isn't and it stands the test of time.
Jazz is like a great blues band that fell down the stairs
The fact that there's a more open discussion about everything from feminism to racism. . . I look at my two boys. . . this is their future I'm talking about. When I'll be long gone, it'll be them and their kids. I know that sometimes the darkest times are followed by the lightest. Sometimes bad things have to happen for good things to happen. At the very worst, we're having very open discussions, discussions about things we didn't even know f-king existed. I talk to my friends about it and they are absolutely shocked. They didn't even know.
I honestly think that it was when the actual voices started to stand up for me. It was the iconic artists like Tony Bennett or Barbara Streisand or Liza Minnelli. When people like that take you under their wing and say in quotations, "He's the next one. He's got my stamp of approval," people trust them.
A lot of artists talk about getting out of their comfort zones and being the most proud of their newest album. But it is true for me. I rethought a lot of what I do.
Christopher Hitchens is perhaps the greatest orator ever. He's such a famous atheist.
At all events there is in Brooklyn something that makes me feel at home.
All ideas come about through some sort of observation. It sparks an attitude; some object or emotion causes a reaction in the other person.
Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.
The drawings that interest me most are made with closed eyes. With eyes closed, I feel my hand slide down on the paper. I have an image in mind, but the results always surprise me.