Artists should be self-aware of their work and their potential places in people's lives and make their decisions accordingly.

You have to control, focus and temper the strength. Uncontrolled strength is usually an explosion. Sometimes on the other hand let it explode and pick up the pieces.

How and when to try new things and to what degree are critical... Too soon and too radical a change and you may not master anything or develop a style.

The artist who chooses the difficult muse; or only has a difficult muse; should not be surprised with the results.

Heroes inspire us for many reasons: they make tough decisions, they keep going and they get done what matters. But there’s another reason we love our heroes. Inside us all, we know we have the power to become one ourselves.

If you want to follow your dreams, you have to say no to all the alternatives.

If you think success will make you happy, you have it backwards.