“No one has to learn to spell to talk, right? You see a little kid hold...” — Ornette Coleman Quote

“No one has to learn to spell to talk, right? You see a little kid holding a conversation with an adult. He probably doesn't know the words he's saying, but he knows where to fit them to make what he's thinking logical to what you're saying.”

“It's just someone has labelled us as having a different label to do what you do. I find that labels are the worst thing in the world for artistic expression.”

“Originally, I wanted to be a composer. I always tell people, 'I think of myself as a composer.'”

“I have lived in the United States for half of my life, my entire adult life.”

“While 'The Middle' is still funny for adults to watch, there aren't sex jokes. And I'm fine with that. I like the idea that my nieces and nephews can watch it without their parents.”

“For all adults who haven't had a very rosy childhood, the first thing they will tell you is that they want to give their child everything that they did not have. That's something that has stuck with me.”