It's true that I did get the girl [Julia Roberts], but then my grandfather always said, Even a blind chicken finds a few grains of corn now and then.
– Lyle Lovett
Somehow you can tell the difference when a song is written just to get on the radio and when what someone does is their whole life. That comes through in Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Willie Nelson. There is no separating their life from their music.
– Lyle Lovett
It's difficult to get started-when it comes to dealing with an unknown quantity, people are reluctant to trust their own opinion. It helps if two or three people give you a boost.
– Lyle Lovett
I'm really in no danger of being perceived as a famous movie actor!