God, I had great people in my life.
A book is really like a lover. It arranges itself in your life in a way that is beautiful.
You know who my gods are, who I believe in fervently? Herman Melville, Emily Dickinson - she's probably the top - Mozart, Shakespeare, Keats. These are wonderful gods who have gotten me through the narrow straits of life.
I know that if there’s a purpose for life, it was for me to hear Mozart.
Make it dangerous or it's not worth doing.
As an aspiring artist, you should strive for originality of vision. Have something to say and a fresh way of saying it. No story is worth the writing, no picture worth the making, if it’s not the work of the imagination.