Truth is a point of view, but authenticity can't be faked.

A German shepherd dog could walk in the office with a script in his mouth, and if that script was really good, they'd buy the script.

Being true to yourself involves showing and sharing emotion. The spirit that motivates most great storytellers is 'I want you to feel what I feel,' and the effective narrative is designed to make this happen. That's how the information is bound to the experience and rendered unforgettable.

Beside every great success are the seeds of enormous failure. In every failure, there's the opportunity seeds of great success. They're not miles apart. So if they're that close together, and if you're really working, you're always gonna have that likelihood that something's not going to work.

When you want to move somebody, you have to say to yourself: 'I'm in the emotional transportation business. I gotta move them, emotionally.

The arts tend to be more liberal. There tends to be more social relevance in the arts.

Language is a more recent technology. Your body language, your eyes, your energy will come through to your audience before you even start speaking.