It’s a beautiful thing to have time in the world, as a singer and as a musician, to make friends with people of the musical caliber of a Tommy Smith, an Arturo Sandoval, a Richard Galliano, a Till Broenner.
Sir Richard Attenborough was a wonderful human being and an amazing actor and director. He was a British who really loved India, its people, the culture and the conscience. He lived a great life.
The Richard Ashcroft of 1992 would have struggled to imagine the path my life has taken – he would be amazed at the changes in my song writing.
Every decade, we get a stunning collection of dynamic, heartbreaking short stories. In the past, those collections came from Barry Hannah, Mark Richard, and Thom Jones.
Do you realize the responsibility I carry? I’m the only person standing between Richard Nixon and the White House.
Richard Sherman’s my favorite defensive player, so it’s cool to be talking with him, hanging out with him.
Richard Armitage is very good at the old horse riding because of course he did it in ‘Robin Hood,’ so he’s very good at that.
The first time I met Patti Smith was in a laundromat. We knew some of the same people, including Richard Hell.
I’m an old school cat. I’m a fan of Richard Pryor and also Redd Foxx.
I guess because you study the character and you do all those things. But when it comes down to it, it’s still my performance, it’s still my interpretation. I’m not going to, you know, be a clone – well, I was a clone of Richard Dean Anderson!
I sat backstage and had a beer with Richard Chamberlain, Paul Newman, and Princess Grace.
A Boosh fan bought me an original copy of ‘The Jungle Book’ – like, the first print from 1894 – so I’ve just started re-reading that and am really enjoying it. But the last book I read in its entirety was ‘Willard and his Bowling Trophies,’ by Richard Brautigan, which is amazing.
I attribute the black tones in my films to Stephen King, Tim Burton, Joe Hill and Richard Matheson. However, most of my writing is influenced by mental health. I’m incredibly passionate about shedding light on the stigmas associated with mental illnesses.
Why do people love Richard Pryor so much? ‘Cause he had problems.
