Quotes About Celebration

I love to share food, especially if I made it or I'm particularly proud of what I ordered.

I ordered gold in the meantime to be showered down without ceasing among the happy multitude.

When I die, I'll probably climb out of the coffin and play the organ at my own funeral!

When I have the opportunity to work, I organize a whole party - like what you perhaps saw at the Grammys.

In Africa, music is for everything, Music was originally used for community. That was what music was for.

I love New Orleans.

It's one of the greatest festivals in the world. New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fest is the best all-around... It's an honor to be closing it.

New Orleans, more than many places I know, actually tangibly lives its culture. It's not just a residual of life; it's a part of life. Music is at every major milestone of our life: birth, marriage, death. It's our culture.

When a lot of people are calling it a night at 2 A.M., New Orleans is coming alive.

Twerking is definitely from New Orleans.

People from New Orleans are extremely prideful.

New Orleans is awake all night, and every night is a party.

There's so much music going on in New Orleans.

All New Orleans music is based off dance music, even jazz.

That's the way New Orleans is. It's driven by the music.

Music and dance is part of everything in New Orleans. So I grew up appreciating it all.

We all have our own party fantasy that we've either lived or wanted to live in New Orleans.

New Orleans is a great place, a place of celebration. But on the other hand, there's a reality to it, there's violence, there's misguided youth.

Everyone is unique to the way that they dance in New Orleans.

I'm always honored to see my music and New Orleans Bounce make its way into mainstream culture.

There is no worse situation to be in than Oscar night. Not knowing whether you've won is completely draining.

My favorite Oscar story was a year my brother had been nominated, my whole family went.

I have an Oscar on my mantel.

A year after winning the Oscar, almost to the day, I was directing a dog food commercial.