Dexter Gordon

If you can’t play the blues, you might as well hang it up.

Darlin… be-bop is the music of the future.

Jazz is a living music; since its beginning has expressed the feelings, dreams and hopes of the people.

Jazz to me is a living music. It’s a music that since its beginning has expressed the feelings, the dreams, hopes, of the people.

Jazz is a beautiful word. I love it.

If I were to call it black music, that would be untrue. I don’t know what that is, unless it would be some African drums or something.

I don’t enjoy any kind of danger or volatility. I don’t have that kind of ‘I love the bad guys’ thing. No, no thank you. I like nice people.

To be loved is a strength. To love is a weakness.

Yes, I watch what I eat but I don’t deny myself red wine or chocolate, the great things in life one can’t live without.

When I was 17, my producer Rodney Jerkins was working with Michael Jackson at the time. He knew how much I wanted to meet Michael Jackson, so he says, ‘Would you like to come and meet him?’ I’m like, ‘Are you serious? Of course I want to meet Michael Jackson! Where do I meet you? Where do we come?’

When you’re acting, you’re a character and you can hide behind that. Music is who you are right then and there – you can’t hide.

In L.A., unless you’ve just won an Oscar or you’re Mr. Studio Head, no one talks to you. Even at parties.

If we don’t get actively involved to at least mitigate Trump’s damage, things will not be OK. And yes, the sun will rise each day, but the continuing rotation of the earth should not be your baseline expectation of American society.

I’ve been scared and I’ve liked not hanging on to stuff where I know that I’m in my comfort zone.

Healthcare is like a pair of gym shorts. Even if it covers nearly all it is supposed to, you’re still left with some problematic gaps and terrible things can happen.

I cried, I was so overwhelmed to meet Michael Jackson.

Ahh, I’m from Canada so… no. I’m a Northern Belle.

I actually love the audition process, so I’m so happy to fight for things. I would love to read something that I want to fight for, but lately the scripts are not that compelling.

Everything we do needs to be exceptional – if it’s not exceptional we don’t put it out there, because the biggest high for us is when we read comments from our customers saying that they can’t live without them.

I only mentioned people in Barbie Dreams that I f**k wit. This isn’t a diss. Yikes. This is culture, this is BIGGIE!!!!! New York!!!! This is FUN. Light hearted fun.

I feel like it’s harder to get women to show up for movies.