The little idiosyncrasies that only I know about: that's what made her my wife. Oh she had the goods on me too, she knew all my little peccadilloes. People call these things imperfections, but they're not. Ah, that's the good stuff!

[On creating] And you get that little endorphin buzz, it's great. Why do you think Einstein looked like that? I don't think he was going "You know this is some dynamite weed! It's all relative you know."

On rides you see things that trigger ideas. And most the time it's just not doing anything but riding ... letting it all go.

Gradual school is where you go to school and you gradually find out you don't want to go to school anymore.

To be acknowledged for who and what I am, no more, no less. Not for acclaim, not for approval, but, the simple truth of that recognition. This has been the elemental drive of my existence, and it must be achieved, if I am to live or die with dignity.

Being in the same room with people and creating something together is a good thing.

The idea of having a steady job is appealing.