"The only thing that ever sat me down was a piano."

"I don't care what people think about me. I just care about what God thinks about me."

"I've always understood that the world is a stage. It's a big, beautiful stage, and you're either a star or you're not."

"The most important thing is to be true to yourself, but I think the second most important thing is to be true to your art."

"The only way to be free is to be yourself."