I think that when you decide to dedicate yourself to creative endeavors and surround yourself with people who are creative, you very quickly learn how hard it is to survive doing those kinds of things, not to mention make a living at them.

With Shakespeare, there's no subtext; you're speaking exactly what you're thinking constantly.

The hardest things to do in any art is to risk failure and put yourself out on the line.

I would always find a way to blow the deal and I'm not sure why. I think there was part of me that wasn't comfortable with monetizing the music and getting involved with royalties and all that kind of stuff.

I think that when you decide to dedicate yourself to creative endeavors and surround yourself with people who are creative, you very quickly learn how hard it is to survive doing those kinds of things, not to mention make a living at them.

If it was never new and it never gets old, then it's a folk song

I get attached to things: I wear the same jeans for a year.