I think art, the discipline of creating, really does require tremendous solitude. But the whole creative process can seal your life to such an extent that while you're creating, you feel very self-sufficient. I've certainly experienced that.

Sacrificing everything for one's craft is something some people can't help. They can't help themselves. They must do it. They're driven to do it.

I believe in the curative powers of love as the English believe in tea or Catholics believe in the Miracle of Lourdes.

I became intent on saving him through showing him that he was loved.

We tend to make up the people we fall in love with

Nothing ever happened except God.

media saturation is probably very destructive to art. New movements get overexposed and exhausted before they have a chance to grow, and they turn to ashes in a short time. Some degree of time and obscurity is often very necessary to artists.