You have an advantage if you win. I always think it’s best to be remembered as a winner rather than as the runner-up. It’s definitely more fun getting the gold than it is the silver.
I’m obsessed with cleanliness for myself, so I will take a bath three times a day, sometimes a steam twice a day in addition to that.
I have always hated celebrities lecturing people on politics.
Harshness to me is giving somebody false hopes and not following through. That’s harsh. Telling some guy or some girl who’ve got zero talent that they have zero talent actually is a kindness.
What luxury would I take to a desert island? A mirror. It’s true. I’d miss me.
I don’t mind competition at all. I mean, the record business is the most competitive business in the world, probably. So I’m used to that. In a weird way, it kind of makes you work harder.
As an actor, I really like Philip Seymour Hoffman. I think he’s a genius.
So I would only feel guilt if I misled somebody who was terrible.
Women say hello and then put their hands down my trousers. I thought it was my hand they were supposed to shake.
It simply works. You do it twice a year. Who cares? And it balances my smoking and drinking.
Good is not enough. You’ve got to be great.
It would hurt my feelings if I respected your opinions.
Praise a stranger with a few nice words and he becomes a stranger that calls you a friend.
I’m a great believer in getting checked out because if you know you’re OK, you actually feel better; your mind plays a big part of it.
My life honestly isn’t as weird as people think it is. I work longer hours, maybe I have a bit more money, but fundamentally, I’m not really that different.
When someone asks, ‘Does success make you into a monster?’ I always say, ‘No, it enables you to be a monster.’
I was slightly cynical of the American mentality before I came over here, but now I preach it. Here, no one’s going to tear you down if you buy yourself a $300,000 car. They’re likely to say: “Well, you probably worked hard for it. Good luck to you.”
My heart, my lungs, my blood – they’ve all been checked. I remember one of the doctors almost being disappointed when he showed me the results because he couldn’t wait to tell me what smoking was doing to me. But there was nothing there.
I actually don’t understand a word Paula’s saying anymore. It’s like a new language.
The secret of my success is that I make other people money. And, never, ever, be ashamed about trying to earn as much as possible for yourself, if the person you’re working with is also making money. That’s life!