128 Quotes by Randy Newman

I once had dinner with Madonna and I wasn't nervous but within about a minute I found myself talking about underwear.

I'm pretty proud of my film music in general.

I've always had a lot of respect from the people I respected.

Most of my songs are about insensitivity of some kind.

I always thought my best album was 'Trouble in Paradise.' I was the happiest with that one.

It's very hard to get rich and famous at a young age and handle it well.

I like the performing. And interviews, even. And the stuff that's not sitting in a room by yourself with empty paper. But I never loved writing, to tell you the truth.

I'd like to go on the road again with a band. When I did it I loved the social aspects of it, you know traveling with the band and all, but I didn't like the music as well. And there was nothing of visual interest. Maybe I would have to get someone else to play so I could finally dance the way I was born to do.

Jackson Browne is underrated, at this point in his career. He has written consistently well his whole career. Maybe because he is always doing things for the Crippled Squirrel Foundation, things like that.