War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed.
But the rhythm of the mix tape is the rhythm of romance, the analog hum of a physical connection between two sloppy, human bodies.
When we die, we will turn into songs, and we will hear each other and remember each other.
The times you lived through, the people you shared those times with — nothing brings it all to life like an old mix tape. It does a better job of storing up memories than actual brain tissue can do. Every mix tape tells a story. Put them together, and they can add up to the story of a life.
But bringing people together is what music has always done best.
If all music did was bring the past alive, that would be fine. You can hide away in music and let it recapture memories of things that used to be. But music is greedy and it wants more of your heart than that. It demands the future, your future. Music wants the rest of your life. So you can't rest easy. At any moment, a song can come out of nowhere to shake you up, jump-start your emotions, ruin your life.
Our lives were just beginning, our favorite moment was right now, our favorite songs were unwritten.
I don't believe I can really do without teaching. The reason is, I have to have something so that when I don't have any ideas and I'm not getting anywhere, I can say to myself, "At least I'm living; at least I'm doing something. I'm making some contribution. " It's just psychological.
For me personally, I don't pray using words - it is just with my intent. Why do I need to pray with "words," to something external, when I know what I want?
If you really do want to be an actor who can satisfy himself and his audience, you need to be vulnerable.
I work out four days a week in the off-season, and in the warm, running weather months, I do five days. A pushpull regime of weightlifting, cycling, and the occasional Saturday or Sunday run with my oldest son, even if it's cold out.