“For all artists... you want to be loved and adored by as many people a...” — Russell Mael Quote

“For all artists... you want to be loved and adored by as many people as you can. But the moral we've learned is, if you fish for that, you will lose your integrity.”

“We thought of a boring name, Sparks, and put a boring photo of us on the front of the second album, 'A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing,' and proved it wasn't in the name.”

“There are exceptions, obviously, but you wish there was more that made you go, 'God, I wish we'd come up with that!' In a positive way.”

“I had always felt deep down that I owned the characters. Much as I adored and cherished the work of my actors, I felt that they were cast to do and be what I could not physically do or be.”

“I was probably the only 10-year-old who adored Sandy Dennis.”

“I always adored Cary Grant. I was fascinated by him. But I could never get too close to him.”