Inspiration is hogwash. My work comes directly out of my loves and hates. Muses don't whisper in my ear, and ideas don't flow over my body like a cool rain.
Creativity is not to be rudely shoved into being
Go have fun and make money
You can't learn anything new, until you are open enough to forget everything you think you know
In the particular lies the universal.
Things that make you weird as a kid will make you great tomorrow.