Copying is about reverse-engineering.

Be nice. (The world is a small town.)

Establishing and keeping a routine can be even more important than having a lot of time.

When people give advice, they're really just talking to themselves in the past.

That’s the thing you have to understand about the whole process of art (or the work that we do) – you’re only half of the equation. It’s an interaction between you and the person who’s going to experience the work. The person who’s going to experience the work is bringing just as much to it and is just as important as you are.

Copying is about reverse-engineering.

Not everybody will get it. People will misinterpret you and what you do. They might even call you names. So get comfortable with being misunderstood, disparaged, or ignored -- the trick is to be too busy doing your work to care.