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… — Lyle Lovett Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share
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… — Lyle Lovett Copy Share
Tipping your hat to a lady is good form. If you're at a dinner table, you'd most certainly take your hat off - cowboy… — Lyle Lovett Copy Share
The idea that we humans are good-natured, politically correct, nonjudgmental beings is pure fantasy. We are, at the very least, judgmental. — Lyle Lovett Copy Share
Horses teach you patience and how to do things the right way so you can get the right result. — Lyle Lovett Copy Share
Somehow you can tell the difference when a song is written just to get on the radio and when what someone does is their… — Lyle Lovett Copy Share
She was ugly from the front, and I said ugly, ugly, ugly, ugly, ugly. Well, I could handle it behind her. — Lyle Lovett Copy Share
When you have a solid upbringing and a strong sense of place, that sustains you. My sense of home never leaves me. — Lyle Lovett Copy Share
If you forget the words to your own song, you can always claim artistic license. Forget the words to the national anthem and you're… — Lyle Lovett Copy Share
You're saying something with your appearance whether you mean to or not, so you may as well mean to. — Lyle Lovett Copy Share
My parents worked for Exxon, and they gave me every chance to take part in music. I took guitar lessons, and I was in… — Lyle Lovett Copy Share
The first time I toured with the 'Large Band' in 1988, I got so tired. If I just stood still anywhere, I could go… — Lyle Lovett Copy Share
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… — Lyle Lovett Copy Share
