Going to the theater is such a joyous experience. My dad would take my sister and me to plays when we were very young like six or seven years old.

The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one particularly if he plays golf.

I was in choir in school. I kind of just did it. I already knew I wanted to sing. My music program in my school wasn't really great - people didn't really want to be part of the choir they didn't want to do the plays and stuff like that. It definitely wasn't the cool thing to do.

Food is not just what we put in our mouths to fill up it is culture and identity. Reason plays some role in our decisions about food but it's rarely driving the car.

A horse is a thing of beauty... none will tire of looking at him as long as he displays himself in his splendor.

Jazz in itself is not struggling. That is the music itself is not struggling... It's the attitude that's in trouble. My plays insist that we should not forget or toss away our history.

Time plays a role in almost every decision. And some decisions define your attitude about time.

I take a lot from everywhere. I take from music architecture novels and plays. Anywhere that hits you.

I've known Shawn for several years. And he's just an amazing talent. He's a great writer a marvelous marvelous guitar player and plays really good fiddle.