The two biggest self-deceptions of all are that life has a 'meaning'and each of us is unique.

In a certain way, you get some new tools to work with, but I don't know if it ultimately makes the creative process any easier.

A lot of cities are making a real effort, neighborhood by neighborhood, to make themselves into a place where life can be pretty good.

Yeah, I like to keep myself interested - I'll kind of throw myself into some area that I don't completely know or understand, that I'm not adept at, so I'm forced to swim in order to stay afloat. There's a good feeling that comes from that.

The assumption is that your personal life has to be a mess to create, but how much chaos can you allow in before it takes over?

I have trouble imagining what I could do that's beyond the practicality of what I can do.

People use irony as a defense mechanism.