Quotes
And I think maybe all women, if they just had a chance, would be romantic and believe in love and not sex. And men believe in sex and not love.
And I have exposed myself to art so that my work has something beyond just the usual potter.
And I can talk on any subject now, from birth control to Mars, anything you wish.
And gradually became more and more interested in pottery. In '54, incidentally, I had an exhibition at the de Young.
And Gertrude Natzler very patiently - I'm not a natural craftsman - taught me to throw on the wheel.
And from the time I'd been fourteen I remember saving my allowance in boarding school and saving half of it to buy art books and books of poetry.
And far better to be seduced by a man of his stature and charm than by some jerk whom I might have met.
A rich poet from Harvard has no sense in his mind, except the aesthetic.
College is the best time of your life. When else are your parents going to spend several thousand dollars a year just for you to go to a strange town and get drunk every night?
When I was in high school, I dreamed of being a film-maker, but my family was so poor that they couldn't afford for me to go to college.
When I was 11, even though we were poor, my mother was a fan of movies from the west. She used to bring me to the theatre. At that time, a parent could bring a child to the theatre for free. I was fascinated by the musicals, I think they influenced me the most. Also a lot of Fred Astaire... I loved movies and I wanted to be a filmmaker some day.
The movies I like to make are very rich and full of passion. Some people see me as an action director, but action is not the only thing in my movies. I always like to show human nature - something deep inside the heart.
My films are always concerned with family, friendship, honor, and patriotism.
When I first did 'Sweet and Sour' there were no Jamaican singers swinging it that way. Then when I came with it, I started to hear everybody. But I know it is a form of creativeness.
What I say is from my heart. You must be sincere. So when I sing a song, people are supposed to feel it.
What I did now was I didn't really come and sing it like a DJ, but I put more melody to it. It sounds like I'm DJ-ing but it's milder. It's really an experiment proven to be successful.
We all know what the Bible says. But then again, Buju Banton did 'Boom Bye Bye,' and that was then. I don't think anybody can ever come with more homophobic lyrics to hit the market than that.
That's me, man-I'm a lover not a fighter.
On an original level, my songs come from my experience and my friends' experience.
My grandmother always told me you must keep to your old roads and stick to your original friends and just go through smooth, be careful and stay positive.