I'm a musician. Anything I've done as an actor has come from that. Harry Connick, Jr. More Quotes by Harry Connick, Jr. More Quotes From Harry Connick, Jr. As a character, you're working within the realm of what's on the [script] page. Harry Connick, Jr. scriptspagescharacter I don’t really get shaken very much. People could heckle me, a spotlight could go out, I could forget a lyric... I’m not operating on somebody’s brain, you know what I mean? So I just think it’s all funny. Harry Connick, Jr. funnymeanthinking In my life I find that memories of the spirit linger and sweeten long after memories of the brain have faded. Harry Connick, Jr. brainmemorieslong I only tour in short bursts, I'm only ever away from my family and three daughters for a month or two. Harry Connick, Jr. daughtermothertwo Let's kick the tires and light the fires, big daddy. Harry Connick, Jr. daddylightfire I had an old man moment the other day. I went into Abercrombie & Fitch to get some jeans and the music was so loud I couldn't stay. Harry Connick, Jr. jeansloudmen You won't talk to anybody who breaks lyrics down more thoroughly. It's just a complete deconstruction, and when you start to rebuild, nobody has the capacity to do it like me. Which is not to say I'm better, it's just that there's a unique quality to everyone. Harry Connick, Jr. qualitybreakunique They don't make you what you are, you do. You are what you choose to be. Harry Connick, Jr. you-choosedecision-makingdecision You know, things kind of happen organically and, you know, Broadway sort of happened out of a career in performing and - which happened out of practicing piano when I was a kid. Harry Connick, Jr. pianocareerskids When I did the album for 'When Harry Met Sally,' I found myself out there in front of this big band, which I had no idea how to do, and they wiped the floor with me. It's a very specific skill, and I didn't know how to do it. Harry Connick, Jr. bandskillsideas New Orleans is my essence, my soul, my muse, and I can only dream that one day she will recapture her glory. I will do everything within my power to make that happen and to help in any way I can to ease the suffering of my city, my people! Harry Connick, Jr. new-orleansessencedream A lot of the music that you listen to now is because of the things that the Meters did, the Neville Brothers did, and they're there, the guys who invented those beats that the guys sample today. Such an enormous opportunity. Harry Connick, Jr. guybrotheropportunity You basically have to play everything (in New Orleans), because you're getting calls to play gigs of all different styles, from classical to R&B to funk; modern jazz to traditional jazz. Harry Connick, Jr. stylenew-orleansplay I'm gay, it's all a big scam. My kids don't even know who their mother is. Harry Connick, Jr. familymotherkids I just liked the feeling of being on stage. My parents weren't pushing me, they didn't have to, I was obsessed. Harry Connick, Jr. childhoodparentfeelings New Orleans is a city of paradox. Sin, salvation, sex, sanctification, so intertwined yet so separate. Harry Connick, Jr. new-orleanscitiessex [When asked how he's keeping his 12-year marriage to wife Jill fresh] Hookers, drugs. We're playing the field right now. Harry Connick, Jr. drugwifeyears We would like to get to a point in our society where people really are colorblind and this message would not have to be told anymore. Unfortunately, we're not there yet. Harry Connick, Jr. our-societymessagespeople There's an album by Antonio Carlos Jobim - the album with 'The Girl From Ipanema.' That's the most seductive music ever. Harry Connick, Jr. seductivealbumsgirl I'm not trying to be romantic. I think you can tell when people are trying to be sexy onstage. When I was doing 'All the Way,' I was really thinking about my wife. People don't know my personal experience, but they can tell it's an honest interpretation. Harry Connick, Jr. sexypeoplethinking
