I thrive most when I have to juggle things.

When people say that L.A. doesn't have a culture, I think it really does: a very old culture, and very specific. There's streets named after entertainers, and statues of entertainers, and it's great. Entertainment is still art, even if it makes billions of dollars. So it's like a city built on entertainment, and art in a way.

Remember that there's no one way of doing things. ... If you just get a hammer and hit it really hard, whatever it is, I guarantee you it'll open.

As far as paintings go, I always think about what it's like to move them and hang them up and hope they don't drop. To me, that seems like a big gamble, but that comes from me not being a painter.

People are always nice, so I can't complain. My name used to be SNL! More and more, people call me by my name.

Steve Jobs was a real rock star to me. I looked forward to his products like people look forward to albums.

Avoid people who tell you that something you want to do is not possible.