I also met, early on Ella Fitzgerald. Her songbooks are some of the most amazing bodies of work. – Johnny Mathis
Its very much like opera singers. They do the same thing. The first thing in the morning and the last thing at night, the thing they think about is their voice and how to take care of it. – Johnny Mathis
Sometimes being famous gets in the way of doing what you want to do. – Johnny Mathis
I think there are a lot of people who really want to be famous, they really do. I dont. It sort of gets in the way of the everyday things that I do. – Johnny Mathis
With The Host, I think the actors could be really big names. That would be cool. Id love to see Robert Redford put on a beard and be Jeb he would be amazing… Matt Damon has some very Jared-esque qualities, and then Casey Affleck as Ian and Ben Affleck as Kyle. Imagine the interplay. – Stephenie Meyer