It was Noel Coward whose technique I envied and tried to emulate. I collected all his records and writing.

I had tried patches, hypnosis and everything. Nothing worked.

I have with me two gods, Persuasion and Compulsion.

Idiocy is like hypnosis or ejaculation: if you want it, you can't have it-and if you don't want it, you can.

I listened to many different types of instruments and music, and have always tried to look at the bass as an instrument as opposed to only a bass.

I tried to look presentable for a show, but not for sexual attraction. It was strictly for show business.

He was kind of in a daze in the first half. Someone snapped a finger, the hypnosis was over, and he was back to Jon Brockman.

I worked with some wonderful people, tried my best and I feel comfortable.

I'm a performer. I've tried everything there is.

I've thought of the last line of some poems for years and tried them out, It wouldn't work because the last line was much too beautiful for the poem.