For me it's a dedication to your real interests. It's an ability to be open-minded. Without an open-minded mind, you can never be a great success. The great artists have been open-minded, even though they may seem, like Picasso, to be very directed, you can be directed and open-minded at the same time. I think you have to be really intensely serious about your work, but not so serious that you can't see the lightness that may also involve your life. You have to have that lightness too. You have to not be so heavy-handed and so ostentatious. It's very important not to be.

My dream... was to be an eclectic knowledge-gathering person.

I'm always on the lookout for those good, simple solutions to everyday problems.

I don't have time to have friends come and stay, except on weekends in Maine. I invite a lot of people to come to Maine.

There is no single recipe for success. But there is one essential ingredient: Passion

You should never accept what can be offered to you if you feel it can be improved.

Once you realize that you have identified a passion, invest in yourself. Figure out what you need to know, what kind of experience and expertise you need to develop to do the things that you feel in your heart you will enjoy and that will sustain you both mentally and economically.