I think a lot of people take a scholarly approach where they feel like you're supposed to study things that depress you.

I'd like to get the sex thing over with, but I realized I'm not done with it. You should never will a change in your work - you have to work an idea to death. I often find that the best things happen when you're near the end.

There is, literally and figuratively, not a gold standard. That's almost as big a problem in art as in the financial world. How do you affix a value to something that only has value because a certain number of people agree to believe in that value?

Your style is who you are when you’re not trying to be clever or better than you actually are.

Instead of last man standing, it'll be last man smiling.

There's nothing worse than people talking about theories and humor.

Culture is for old people. When you're young you have your body, and that's all you need.