“It’s been exhausting. It’s been the hardest thing I’ve ever done because it’s just so big, and I haven’t had a lot of time.”

The things that I remember are the Rainbow Room, the Roxy, the Bizarries, Tower, I grew up my whole life going there

I was a choreographer in the ’80s and I was doing these videos.

For me, there was never an end game for becoming a director.

You are the architect of your own loneliness.

I’ve always sort of marveled at our ability to chat and match, because of, I come, honestly

There is no one who likes a challenge more than Tom Cruise.

I’m addicted to directing!

Mary J. Blige is the Queen Latifah character. Her voice in this movie [Rock of ages] is, she just gives it this incredible warmth, and she’s just this person who blows out of the screen. She’s just incredible.

He’s not going to let anybody do his singing for him.

I’m living at a very intense discomfort level because my career has been predicated on safety.

Filthy McNasty’s and I said, I need these things and now fill it in with other iconic buildings.

When I put something into motion

And I’m just kind of blowing through this. And everybody’s, like, happy, and giving thumbs up.

I will never lose anything that an audience will miss

Most of the actors have said “this is the best role they’ve ever had.” So you know, that’s important to me.

People love seeing people trying to change stuff.

The first thing I remember is that my dad had a big iron Olivetti typewriter and he worked all night.

My cousin’s gay, he went to London only to find out that Big Ben was a clock.

If you look at the common denominator of all the comics who have had big success, it’s being true to their nature… that’s what takes a long time to learn.

We only confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no big ones.

Welcome those big, sticky, complicated problems. In them are your most powerful opportunities.

Before broadcasting for 50-some years, I did TV, played 10 years in the big leagues, won a world championship – and played a big part in that, too, letting the Cardinals inject me with hepatitis. Takes a big man to do that.

A fundamental American question is, ‘What’s the big idea?’

The 1960s was an era of big thoughts. And yet, amazingly, each of these thoughts could fit on a T-shirt.