I think we need to sort of broaden our definition of poetry, which maybe it's a good thing that they just gave this Nobel Prize to [Bob] Dylan because blurring the lines of song lyrics and also hip-hop for me is like some of the greatest uses - most innovative uses of language in my lifetime.

For me, the music is always like the small rowboat I get into at the very beginning of my process.

Select only things to steal that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is nonexistent

America was built on an attempted genocide, anyway. Guns were completely necessary.

No mistakes can be make during rehearsals, only progress toward what works best.

Everything is not laden with potential for drama in life.

I think of myself as an amateur filmmaker, not a professional, in the sense that "amateur" means love of something, for the form.