I have written a few children's books. The first book that I wrote was for children. It was called "The Package", and it was a mystery story in pictures. It had no words.

The main thing that attracts me to Buddhism is probably what attracts every artist to being an artist - that it's a godlike thing. You are the ultimate authority. There is no other ultimate authority.

A lot of artists who have a certain style are expected to more or less keep doing their style. It's so easy to get into that rut of production.

Being an artist is a totally godlike thing to do - and I have a god complex.

I'm an average enough person to point to the things I've gotten to see that are awe-inspiring.

I wanted to stay hooked because it was the first time I've been part of the tradition where forgetting was just fine. You do it, you try, you forget, you fail.

I know a lot of people who have weird specialties that are not taught in schools; they're things that you learn in life.