Everybody's got one killer story. It doesn't take talent to tell that story, it just takes experience.

There's a trick to being whatever you want to be in life. It starts with the simple belief that you are what or who you say you are.

Live a "Why not?" life, man. Take the shot. The shot is always worth taking.

Failure is success training.

Storytelling is my currency. It's my only worth. The only thing of value I have in this life is my ability to tell a story, whether in print, orating, writing it down or having people acting it out.

Stop…stop, that’s the next generation of fans… How dare you pass judgment on those 12-year-old girls who like vampires! They need to be encouraged because in six years they’ll be 18-year-old girls who like vampires and are into all sorts of goth-permissive and whatnot. Don’t Poo-poo it. There’s a plan, and it’s working.

In this life, if you don't celebrate yourself, nobody will.