You don’t have to have anything in common with people you’ve known since you were five. With old friends, you’ve got your whole life in common. Lyle Lovett Read Quote
I sort of cringe when I hear myself say the word ‘work.’ Getting to do something you love to do never really feels like work. Lyle Lovett Read Quote
In school, I didn’t speak up often in class. I was never the person to yell out an answer. If I knew it, I might whisper it to my buddy and let him answer. I kept quiet. Lyle Lovett Read Quote
Never guess a woman’s age. Never guess a woman’s weight. Never even talk about weight in front of a woman. And never, ever ask a woman when she’s due. Lyle Lovett Read Quote
If someone gives you a belt buckle, it’s like a piece of jewelry. It has the same sort of emotional significance. It would be something you would intend to keep forever. Lyle Lovett Read Quote
When I first was trying to play the clubs around Houston to start playing my own songs, songwriters like Eric Taylor and Vince Bell and Townes Van Zandt and Don Sanders were just really encouraging to me and would let me sit in with them during their sets and introduce me to the person that owned and booked the club. Lyle Lovett Read Quote
I played guitar when I was young and never really considered it as a way to make a living. Lyle Lovett Read Quote
You can’t second-guess your audience. You can only do what you think is right. If you do that, your audience will appreciate you. Lyle Lovett Read Quote
Helen Hunt is terrific, and I got to do a couple of guest spots with Helen and Paul Reiser on ‘Mad About You.’ Lyle Lovett Read Quote
Dad often told me, ‘My job is to help my boss do his job and make him look good.’ That was my dad’s objective. Everything about the way he conducted himself was to communicate support for his superiors and respect for his coworkers. The way he dressed was his starting point in that communication. Lyle Lovett Read Quote
