Nobody else cares about you at the beginning of your career except you-and, of course, your mother. Your mother is there because that is what mothers do.

If someone wants a piece of you, never let them pay. What you do not give to them time takes anyway.

And I wound up in New Orleans for all those years and it was a great place, really a catalyst creatively.

He went to Paris looking for answers to questions that bothered him so. He was impressive, young and aggressive, saving the world on his own.

find yourself a lover who will glue you to the floor

If life gives you limes, make margaritas.

I still consider it a summer job, though. So, I try to maintain that summer job as long as I can. But it's exciting to be able to have the opportunity to do things I always dreamed of as a kid.