“When I was very, very young, I decided that I was gonna catalogue my t...” — Bruce Springsteen Quote

“When I was very, very young, I decided that I was gonna catalogue my times because that's what other people who I admired did. That's what Bob Dylan did, that's what Frank Sinatra did, Hank Williams did, in very different ways.”

“Yeah, I had gay friends. The first thing I realized was that everybody's different, and it becomes obvious that all of the gay stereotypes are ridiculous.”

“I think I created my particular stage persona out of my dad's life, and perhaps I even built it to suit him to some degree.”

“Steve Van Zandt, the poor guy, doesn't get to play enough as it is with me hogging a lot of the solos. Steve has always been a fabulous guitarist. Back from the day when we were both teenagers together, he led his band and played lead and was always a hot guitar player.”

“A good song takes on more meaning as the years pass by.”

“You have to create the show anew, and find it anew, on a nightly basis.”

“I like dialogue that is slightly more brittle than life. I have always admired and wished to write one of those 1940s film scripts where every line is written with a sharpness and economy that is frankly artificial.”

“I'd never met Kate Spade, but I admired her as a designer and a businesswoman.”

“When I first came to Washington, what I admired most was that people were just really, really smart with a tremendous amount of intellectual horsepower and the ability to look at an issue and say something fresh.”

“Both 'Oz' and 'Homicide,' they're critically admired, so it's not like they're really neglected, but I wish they'd found bigger audiences.”

“Not disown my past or upbringing, but I'd admired American actors, really American movie star - particularly the rebel heroes of the '50s.”

“I have always admired Mr. Naseeruddin Shah, Mr. Anupam Kher, the late Om Puri ji, and Amitabh Bachchan.”