I've put in as many as 40 weeks a year on stage. It is lonely and restricted, as all artistic life must necessarily be.
“Jazz, of course, is our heritage. Jazz is a culture, it's not a fad. It's up to us to see to it that it stays alive.”
“There are many movies that have done it very badly. The studios have gone for quick profits and audiences are feeling angry. People aren't taking the time and spending the money to do it right. I am.”