I think the biggest lesson is the common one that gets in the way of most of us as artists - there are these messages in society that if you aren't hitting certain metrics, then you're not successful and you're not valid.

I am - since I was a child - curious about everything. I like to look at how things work and why people are the way they are.

Love is still something I'm learning about.

I love to ask people questions. I want to know everything about them, even things that may be seemingly socially inappropriate.

The thing is, if you're going to take the artistic path, you sort of have to make peace with the idea or the possibility that you may never make any money or get any acknowledgment or accolades for what you're doing.

I'm learning how to have a healthy form of love, how to make it lasting rather than just have it be a flash in the pan.

I think the biggest lesson is the common one that gets in the way of most of us as artists - there are these messages in society that if you aren't hitting certain metrics, then you're not successful and you're not valid.