I always thought I was more of a mommy's boy, because she was charming, talkative, a great storyteller. But as I dug back into my past, I realized I am exactly like my father on so many levels, although I never thought I inherited anything from him.

My father had barely any education. He could hardly write or count. But his great pride was that he was perfectly bilingual. In the household, he entertained this idea that we had to speak both languages.

If you decide to work with the opera world, chances are there are going to be people who resist that.

The safety prospects in 'Ka' are the highest in the world.

The first 'Ring' in Bayreuth was about the poetical world, the mythological world.

Theatre is different. We can spend two weeks around a table talking about subtext. In opera, there is a score, and people already know their parts. And they move differently. I find all this liberating.

A lot of people hated every moment of my 'Ring.' And a lot of people who had never been to an opera bought subscriptions to the next season.

In Las Vegas, you confront yourself with your darkest desires, because they're all possible there.

Vegas is a testing ground for the human soul. What are our values, especially in a time of crisis? Work with Cirque du Soleil, and you learn that quickly. The former socialist street performers who now throw parties by the pool with Brazilian models, oh yes!

I'm not good at entertainment. I don't give myself to all the interviews, game shows, or talk shows.

I'm not good at doing show business; I'm a theatre person. I don't reveal anything about my life.

For me, theater will always be very, very much alive, but not necessarily in the theatrical tradition.

My taste comes from when I was 12 years old and saw Genesis or Laurie Anderson or some performance artist who had put paint on himself. I've seen a lot of theater, but that's not what woke up my taste to become a director; nontheatrical things were much more theatrical than the theater I was seeing.

Of course theater will always be associated intimately to literature, but the themes or whatever have to penetrate you by the senses. Theater is a sensuous experience, and that's its main difference from film or any other dramatic art.

Theater originated with technology. People forget that.

The first time someone stood up in front of the fire and told the story while illustrating it with shadows on the walls of the quarry, that was the birth of theater.

Opera is a very stimulating place to work, and I believe it offers the most intense theatrical experience possible.

My ego has been in check for a long time.

Coming off the bench behind a fine young center like Alonzo Mourning fits my style.

I think Paul Pierce, the way he manufactures points, is the best player the Celtics have seen thus far.

An induction into the prestigious USSSA Hall of Fame is a humbling honor and a testament to everyone who helped foster and grow Worth's partnership with USSSA.

I'm 38, and everyone is making a big deal out of it because I got a few gray hairs cropping in my sides.

In my mind, I would always be a Celtic. I was very thankful and humbled that the Hornets saw fit to allow me to play a couple more years, but the only time I thought of myself as a Charlotte Hornet was game time. Other than that, when the jersey came off, I still felt like I was a Celtic.

I can be very stoic looking, that's just my facial expression. I don't smile a lot.

I come across as being arrogant and dismissive, even if that is not the case.

I know what it is to be misunderstood.

I had 30 years of playing basketball and I came through it unscathed.

It would have been a short career if I had not been traded to Boston. I was rejuvenated in Boston.

Growing up, I didn't like basketball. I played football and baseball and ran some track.

I've always been one to shy away from the publicity, the limelight, whatever you want to call it. I prefer to be in the background.

You could say that as I've gotten more mature, I've acquired more manure.

There are no expectations on a 40-year-old man. All I have to worry about is intensity, and things will take care of themselves. I don't have to worry about championships, all-star games, contracts. I can just walk on the court and play.

It's just a fact. You've got to deal with racism wherever you go.

I was very lucky that I never had any serious injury. But it was the love and passion for the game that got me playing for so long.

I kind of look at Boston as my second home.

I was always happy off the court at Golden State. It was on the court that I was frustrated.

I thought if I could play 10 years in the league, it would be a great career more than I could ever hope for in my wildest dreams.

It's difficult for a 7-footer to be in the background. But I try to do it as much as I can.

Everyone knows my career was catapulted to another level when I got traded to the Boston Celtics.

Dennis Johnson, Danny Ainge, Bill Walton, Quinn Buckner, Scott Wedman. Even if you get talent like that, it's hard to keep talent like that together.

There weren't many plays for me. A lot of my stats came off broken plays, or when I didn't allow the options to play out and just took the shot.

Good grooming and hygiene are essential. It's never too early to start being concerned about your appearance - first impressions are everything.

Wait until you have made a definitive decision, about whatever it is that you are pondering, and then make a public announcement.

I'm not saying Brad Stevens should not be getting praise for the job that he's done, because I feel like he's done an outstanding job. I'm just saying the amount of praise he's getting, you'd think he won a championship or two. They don't give Steve Kerr that much love. Come on.

I guess people think I'm aloof just because I don't talk much. I guess I'd think the same thing if I saw myself.

The tattoos, they were just something to do.

It ranks right up there with winning a championship, being selected as one of the 50 greatest athletes in the NBA. It's definitely a highlight in my career.

You should never put your hands on a woman, under any circumstances.

I always have room for another ring, unless it's a wedding ring.

No center would be great without the right people around him.