One of the reasons why I love to do Shakespeare is that this great artist was able to talk to a wide variety of audiences. He could do the bawdy plays and the humor and the clowns-as you know, because you're a wonderful Stephano-that speaks to the populace, the masses, the groundlings, whatever.

A performance can have amazing visuals and special effects, but it has to tell a good story, even if that story isn't original.

Limitations force you to find the essence of what you want to say, which is one of the most important things to know for an artist.

I lived in Indonesia for four years and I understand trance and magic and where it comes from.

In America, the word art has become like the word adultery. It's this big scarlet letter. When you say you're an artist, people are like, "Ugh."

In a way, artists are shamans, facilitators who take what's there, channel it through themselves, then put it out there for people to appreciate.

You have to stop yourself from even thinking about failing.