We all operate in two contrasting modes, which might be called open and closed. The open mode is more relaxed, more receptive, more exploratory, more democratic, more playful and more humorous. The closed mode is the tighter, more rigid, more hierarchical, more tunnel-visioned. Most people, unfortunately spend most of their time in the closed mode.

We don't know where we get our ideas from. What we do know is that we do not get them from our laptops.

When people quote sketches to me, half the time I don't know what they're talking about so I have to sort of go, aha, yes, oh yep, I remember that and lie my way out of it.

The thrill I got discovering Buster Keaton when I was growing up was so exciting. He was one of the greats.

I think it takes a long time, as you get older, to realize just how crazy the world is, just how ridiculous it all is.

Creativity is not a talent. It is a way of operating.

What's the bleedin' point?