"When the painting is hanging on your wall for a long time, you don't notice it. You get tired of it, even if it's a Picasso. When the next generation inherits the painting, they sell it. I don't want to be sold."

"You try to avoid the mistakes you made in the past."

"The success my children have had has helped me immensely. I've showed them a certain respect for this career."

"When you get to the 35-year mark in your career, you make albums for your fans to love you more, so they don't forget about you."

"You retire when you are sick and when you can't do it any more or when the public retires you. That's the most painful, because that's the one that leaves you wanting to accomplish more."

"My children have become popular, and they show a tremendous love for the public. They're professionals."

"You don't find me too bald, do you? Old, and bald, and with a belly?"

"I'm the Latin artist who has been the most successful in history at representing the Latin culture. The stylings of my words are immodest, but it's the truth."