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"I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great."
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"Just because you're not famous, doesn't mean you're not good."
"I'm actually about as famous as a fourth division footballer from the 70s."
"It's not a sport you get famous at. If I wanted to be famous, I would have stuck with hockey."
"But just playing the partner of someone famous, I had a lot more freedom."
"I mean he's a very famous director... they're not going to put their... and he's very tough, he doesn't like interference at all, so he kept them at bay."
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"The fact of the matter is, you don't give up what's natural. Anything I've fantasized about, I've done."
"I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my parts. Like my ribs, my kidneys, my liver, my heart. Like my blood. It was a force already within me when I arrived on the scene. It was a necessity for me-like food or water."
"What is a soul? It's like electricity - we don't really know what it is, but it's a force that can light a room."
"There's nothing written in the Bible, Old or New testament, that says, "If you believe in Me, you ain't going to have no troubles.""
"What makes my approach special is that I do different things. I do jazz, blues, country music and so forth. I do them all, like a good utility man."
"Love is a special word, and I use it only when I mean it. You say the word too much and it becomes cheap."
"My music had roots which I'd dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried in the darkest soil."
"Music's been around a long time, and there's going to be music long after Ray Charles is dead. I just want to make my mark, leave something musically good behind. If it's a big record, that's the frosting on the cake, but music's the main meal."
"Affluence separates people. Poverty knits 'em together. You got some sugar and I don't; I borrow some of yours. Next month you might not have any flour; well, I'll give you some of mine."
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