Quotes About Expression

The idea that a man should be wearing something different and more eccentric is obviously the oldest idea on earth.

Basically, I try to let the song dictate what guitar I use. If it's a really loud, crazy song, I'll pull out the cheapest, oldest guitar I own, one that feeds back easily. But most of the time, I just use whatever's around.

The first human I ever said 'I love you' to was my oldest son.

I listen to a lot of oldies stuff. Some Motown, Michael Jackson, jazz, etc.

I listened to King Oliver and I listened to Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, Archie Shepp... I listened to everything I could that came from that place that they call the blues but, in formality, isn't necessarily the blues.

I like what Oliver Lakes does on the saxophone. The saxophone comes pretty close to the sound of the human voice and when Oliver plays with other sax players, it's like a dialogue.

Although, you know it's been really nice to wear the Olympic kit, I'm looking forward to wearing non-sports, feminine clothes.

Just as there is nothing between the admirable omelet and the intolerable, so with autobiography.

The riffs, lyrics, and drums of 'Open Your Omen' will tell you a lot.

The things I have to say on and off the record are important, and I say them because I want to be heard.

I am not one of those actors who believes he has to live the part he is playing. I can turn it on and off.

When you put everything you have into making music, both on and off the stage, it can be very frustrating when the music you work so hard to create is not allowed to see the light of day.

On the contrary, I'm a strong believer in the necessity of imperfection coming into the film.

I'm enjoying being a woman on-screen.

It's not what you see on-screen that makes a performance. It's the things you should never know about - it's the secrets.

As an actress, I want to live many lives on-screen.

Penning 'Omerta' was one of the best experiences. I was amazed at how Hansal Mehta and Rajkummar Rao manifested it on-screen.

Once a musician, always a musician.

Once I had seen 'Journey to Italy,' I knew that, even if I were never to make movies, I could make them.

The crazy thing about the dab is like - dance moves, once you create them, they last forever.

I think music should be the basis of an education, not just something you do once a week.

I was in art school once a week from six to 16, which was essential in shaping my artistic sensitivity.

I love singing; I just don't get to do it enough. The times that I do it, once a year, every year with 'Divas Simply Singing,' is a truly joy to me, but I'd love to do it some more.

I think it's really, really good for me to be on stage once a year. It keeps your chops good. There's nothing else like it.