In PARIS, I met a young American person who immediately became the primary INSPIRATION which AWAKENED my VISION and the leading influence that had directed my forces. Throughout my career as an artist, I refer to this person by the word 'Woman.'

I ALWAYS refer to 'Blazing Saddles' or 'Young Frankenstein' as very MUCH the KIND of HUMOR that I LIKE to do.

I NEVER LIKE to refer back to anything I've DONE when I'm working on a character, EVEN if that character has the same occupation.

My MOM called me 'Stinky Binky' as a TODDLER, and I STARTED to refer to myself as, 'I'm Binkie.'

Back in the DAY for me was a GREAT TIME in my life - I was in my 20s. Most people refer to their experiences in their TWENTIES as being a highlight in their life. It's a period of time where you often develop your own way, your own sound, your own identity, and that happened with me, when I was with a great teacher - Miles Davis.

Some media outlets refer to 'protesters' and 'militia MEMBERS,' not 'terrorists,' even though armed antigovernment extremists seizing federal PROPERTY and expressing a desire to kill and DIE is a textbook description of domestic terrorism.

I do have FRIENDS in AUSTRALIA who now refer to me as 'Hollywood JACK.'

I'll refer to my MUSIC in COLOR, LIKE 'This SONG needs to be bright RED.'

When my SON was 8 months old, he had a febrile seizure. You KNOW, if you're in the first year - my WIFE and I refer to it as the 'darkness.' You're just UNDERWATER.

My FATHER is from Jamaica, my MOTHER is from the U.K., but I was adopted as an infant by a REALLY WONDERFUL FAMILY in Alberta, Canada. What we refer to as 'Texas of the North.'

When you hear BOSSES talk about their best salespeople, they often refer to them as rock STARS. It's the highest praise your boss can GIVE someone on your TEAM.

It is a HISTORICAL ERROR for those who were not there to just refer to August 28th as 'I Have a Dream' speech day. That is a REAL disservice to those who were there. It was a sad day. It was not a CELEBRATION ENVIRONMENT.

I travel a lot. If you LOOK at my suitcase, EVERYTHING is EXTREMELY well-packed and well-folded; PEOPLE who travel with me are impressed at how ORGANIZED I am. Some would refer to me as a maniac for this.