When I got married, I hired a great choir - the St. James Choir, an all-black gospel choir - to sing at my wedding.
They're simply following what was laid down in front and they play the same thing. So, there's no great challenge In being a classical drummer.
Look, it's one of the great mysteries of the world, I cannot answer that question. I think I'm vaguely blonde. To be perfectly frank, I don't know.
I use the Philip Kingsley range of shampoos, and they've got a great elasticiser, which is fantastic. I wrap my hair in cling film and put that on.
The great thing about not being American is that you don't assume you know what a Southern accent sounds like, so you have to be specific.
People told me, when I was coming through the ranks, that a mark of a great actor is one who deals with the period of unemployment as well as they deal with the period of employment.
I learnt a blend of different martial arts - not in great depth, obviously - but various moves such as kicks, blocks and punches. It was all quite fun.
If you're ever being typecasted - as most of us are - that's a great way to be typecasted. So, 'The Rifleman' is still popular with a lot of people, and I'm proud to be associated.
I remember the guest stars who came, they were always trying to find a new plot for their characters because they wanted to stay. It was really a great working environment.
Great artists are the ones who have put their entire selves out there to be adored, humiliated, to be picked at, cherished, all of those things, and haven't shied away from that.
I've always been a believer in research. It's great to have an instinctual human reaction to a character, too, of course, but it has to be countered with knowledge and understanding.
Acting is a great gig. It pays well, I get to meet some nice people, and it allows me to play a lot of golf. I'm a real lucky guy.
I don't know if I'm going to do any more acting. It's a great job, you know? Make a movie? Why not?
'Wonder Woman' was on TV when I was growing up, and I knew Lynda Carter was part Latina. It gave me a great sense of pride.
I've done a number of things based on real people or true stories or based on books, and I'm a great believer that you have to be true to the script.
When I want to relax, I plop down on my couch and watch some great movie, usually a British drama - anything with Colin Firth.
The only thing that I can do is know that I have great confidence in raising children and being a great mother.
My own Brubeck Institute in California is turning out fantastic young jazz players, and I know great things will happen.
I was lucky enough to get to see guys like Bugs Henderson, Jimmy Wallace, all those great Texas blues players.
What makes a great song - you don't put it into words. You feel it. The perfect lyric. The perfect melody. It makes you feel something.
I was an only child for 15 years and then this lovely present, Fred, came along. It was great - it meant I had my teenage years with a little one around.
