All Those Reports That I Sleep In

When You’re Young, You Don’t Know That You’re Poor, You Just Know Whether Or Not You’re Happy. And I Was Happy, And Loved. My Mom Did Whatever She Has To Do To Get By, And The Lesson I Learned From My Childhood Was That It’s Possible To Pursue Happiness, No Matter Where That Pursuit May Lead You.

I Was And I Still Am A Dreamer, That Made Me The Person I Am Today

Well, The Experience For Me Making A Film Is The Most Profound One. I Really Don’t Have Any Business Watching The Movie So Much. Maybe I Could Watch It For Entertainment Purposes, But You Have So Little Input And Control Of The Final Product Once You’re Done That I Feel Like I Just Would Rather Leave It Alone. It Kind Of Leaves Me In A Place Where Every Film I Do, I’m Kind Of Having To Reinvent And Figure Out How To Start Again Fresh, And Hopefully Not Repeat Myself.

It's Nice If People Ask To Use Your Song. You Have To Make A Decision As An Artist How You Feel About That.

In 1971, Bossier City, Louisiana, There Was A Teenage Girl Who Was Pregnant With Her Second Child. She Was A High School Dropout And A Single Mom, But Somehow She Managed To Make A Better Life For Herself And Her Children. She Encouraged Her Kids To Be Creative, To Work Hard And To Do Something Special. That Girl Is My Mother And She's Here Tonight. And I Just Want To Say, I Love You, Mom. Thank You For Teaching Me To Dream.