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"I was in and out of comas until I was nine and I would lose entire days and weeks. The novelty of being able to really do stuff hasn't worn off - I still feel like I'm making up for lost time."
"Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it; and a man becomes famous because he has the proper stuff in him."
"Borrowed eloquence, if it contains as good stuff, is as good as own eloquence"
"Give your stuff away and if it's good, people will come to you."
"Doing stuff never feels as good as you hope it will feel."
"I've never been into just really silly stuff."
"I really, really love new work, and that's why, you know, I produced a concert series supporting new musicals and stuff like that. I hope to do more things like that."
"I'll do a cappella stuff, rock 'n' roll and swing stuff."
"I'd never even sung in the shower, I'm too mortified. But once I got over the initial fear it was kind of enjoyable. Sondheim's melodies and lyrics are a real pleasure to tromp around in, it's really beautiful stuff."
"Pilots get made, and they don't go to series. Stuff gets written and never gets made. I've tried to develop stuff that never went. It comes and it goes. It's a part of the process."
"It is better to watch people do stuff than to do stuff."
"Lionel [Richie] said, "Yeah, I learned chords and stuff playin' against your albums.""
"I'm not a comedian. I don't make things funny if they're not funny. I don't invent funny stuff."
"Before I became a Muslim, I ate pork and chased women--but all that stuff stopped."
"When I met Dre, N.W.A. didn't exist, nor did Michel'le. And I think we had a chemistry. When started working on my stuff, we created something that was phenomenal."
"All I know is that we are loaded down with old and stale stuff - habits, customs, old attitudes already dead and gone."
"I'm very self-conscious as an actor, with performances and things, and I don't like watching my own stuff."
"If I hold onto something it's because I want it not because I want to display it or show it to somebody else. I've got some cool stuff, I've got some cool things."
"Truth can be really powerful stuff if you're not expecting it."
"One of my rules is: Never listen to your old stuff."
