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.

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.

The artist is a collector. Not a hoarder, mind you, there's a difference: Hoarders collect indiscriminately, artists collect selectively. They only collect things that they really love.

Amateurs know that contributing something is better than contributing nothing.

Every artist gets asked the question, 'Where do you get your ideas?' The honest artist answers, 'I steal them.'

You can’t be content with mastery; you have to push yourself to become a student again.

You'll either find the answer or you'll come up with a better question.