It's a sound bite. It's very of this age, because that's what people want.

The secret of a successful art career is to make more art that folks think they need than pieces they just want. When a piece of art emotionally connects with a person the work becomes a need. You are then on your way to becoming successful.

I hate irony, particularly when it is used because there isn't any message or to hide that someone hasn't any story to tell. Just like when someone only spews out a stack of cool words which don't mean anything and then has the gall to call it art. I always want to create a bridge between us and the listener, and I want it to be so that kids want to create for themselves a story or a context of the words.

You can't be an actor in a small town-you have to go to New York or L.A.

I'm one of those people that you have to keep your eye on or I'll wander off into the woods and forget to come back.

I believe I am a better director than actor. I enjoy acting if the part is right. Directing comes very naturally to me. I enjoy it. I am very confident in my work.

Saying you love something out loud with the wrong intonation in your face can damn you and destroy what you're working on.