The earth doesn't have a housekeeper to do the dusting. And the dust that falls on it every day remains there. Everything that's come down to us from the past has been conserved by dust.
Last word in lonesome is me.
Stay busy and take care of your own business.
Entertainers are nothing special. Maybe we have a talent for singing a song, but other people have talents. I wish fans would just come up and say 'hello' before asking for an autograph. I wish they would just say, 'Hello, I'm so and so, and I just want to shake your hand. ' I'm impressed when I find people like that. Most people just say, 'Sign here,' and treat you like a statue.
When I finally put my guitar in the case the last time, I want to be remembered just as a singer, not as a country singer or pops singer - just a singer.
This is my seventh decade. . . and every once in a while I get a hankering to re-visit these songs again. . . songs with which I have had a great relationship.
MOTHER (a word that means the world to me)
Carlitos is amazing. He does what he wants with the Arabs. He tells them "I want to go to Buenos Aires" and they say "No, Carlitos, stay here now, we'll give you more money". And then he gets more money!
I think for any relationship to be successful, there needs to be loving communication, appreciation, and understanding.
When you're an actor, you're very much exposed, but in a strange way you're totally protected behind a character, behind a script, behind a director.
Audiences always sound like they're glad to see me, and I'm damned glad to see them.