Most people I meet are secretly convinced that they’re a little crazier than the average person. People understand the energy necessary to maintain their own shields, but not the energy expended by other people. They understand that their own sanity is a performance, but when confronted by other people they confuse the person with the role.

Enjoy things even when you’re screwing up.

You can sort of trick people into being really good. Even if they didn't know anything.

I'm not against work, I think work is great, I work a lot; but if you want to play, the consequences must not be important.

If people had no fear, you'd hardly need to have to teach them. It's the fear that screws everything up.

An artist who is inspired is being obvious. He’s not making any decisions, he’s not weighing one idea against another. He’s accepting his first thoughts.

The improviser has to understand that his first skill lies in releasing his partner’s imagination.