The film [Dream of Life] is not really an amateur work, despite the fact that none of us have ever done anything like this before; aesthetically, none of us are amateurs.

Deep in my heart how the presence of you shines, in a light to last a whole life through.

You can't work on that scale without trust. I learned that from working with Robert Mapplethorpe.

You don't want to OD on improvisation.

Talking to god and coming back because that's what we have to do. That's your responsibility as a director, as an artist, as a performer. Your responsibility is back again to your people.

He dreamed of amassing musicians from all over the world in Woodstock and they would sit in a field in a circle and play and play. It didn't matter what key or tempo or what melody, they would keep on playing through their discordance until they found a common language.

If your label won't let you have the cover you want or sing the songs you want, then leave!