What a good artist understands is that nothing comes from nowhere. All creative work builds on what came before. Nothing is completely original.

There's an intuition learned through our work. Teaching others doesn't mean they can just go out and replicate it.

Eat breakfast. Do some push-ups. Go for long walks. Get plenty of sleep.

If you ever find you're the most talented person in the room, you need to find another room.

Copying is about reverse-engineering.

Every new idea is just a mashup or a remix of one or more previous ideas.

Amateurs know that contributing something is better than contributing nothing.