Bob Dylan

Maybe in the 90s or possibly in the next century people will look upon the 80s as the age of masturbation, when it was taken to the limit; that might be all that’s going on right now in a big way.

There is nothing so stable as change.

Ain’t it just like the night to play tricks when you’re tryin’ to be so quiet?

All this talk about equality. The only thing people really have in common is that they are all going to die.

What’s money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do.

A mistake is to commit a misunderstanding.

[On being criticized after admitting she and then-husband Ryan Phillippe have gone to couples therapy] Since when is self-improvement a negative? Why wouldn’t I be interested in psychology? I like to read a lot of psychology books. I’m obsessed with child behavior; I would love to be a child psychologist.

I feel like I needed a balance. I don’t want to forget about my personal life and spending time with myself.

I have cellulite. I have stretch marks. I feel intimidated by Victoria’s Secret. Hollywood is one of those endless competitions, but it’s like running a race toward nothing. There’s no winning. You’re never going to win the pretty race. I just want to be the best version of myself that I can be.

It was reported that Guy Ritchie has cast his wife Madonna in a small walk-on role in his new movie, Revolver. Madonna will play the part of the woman who ruins the film.

The Lion King always makes me cry, especially when Simba’s father gets trampled.

Does anyone remember laughter?

I don’t try to just be a blues singer – I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going.

For me, singing sad songs often has a way of healing a situation. It gets the hurt out in the open into the light, out of the darkness.

There’s only one person for every job. You can try all you want, but if you’re not right for it, you’re not gonna get it.

I don’t normally do shoots in bikinis – I’m just not that kind of girl. But for ‘Maxim’ I was like, ‘Bring it on!’ I wanted to wear the higher heels and the skimpier bathing suit. I figured I’d go for it!

I’ll take opinions from anyone from Jay-Z to a janitor, and I might value the janitor’s opinion more.

It’s nice to be important, but it’s important to always be nice.

When onstage, I always try to take my audience through as many emotions as I possibly can. I want them to go from laughter to tears, be shocked and surprised and walk out the door with a renewed sense of themselves – and maybe a smile.

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.

You can start any Monty Python routine and people finish it for you. Everyone knows it like shorthand.