Every artist has to face his own demons and evolve his own method of working.

The more fear we feel about a specific enterprise, the more certain we can be that that enterprise is important to us and to the growth of our soul.

Fame Imperishable and glory that will never die -- that is what we march for!

One thing I've found in any project is almost universally about three quarters of the way through - or maybe a little father, maybe seventh eighths on the way through - any project will explode.

Ambition, I have come to believe, is the most primal and sacred and fundament of our being. To feel ambition and to act upon it is to embrace the unique calling of our souls. Not to act upon that ambition is to turn our backs on ourselves and on the reason for our existence.

We will have to choose between the life we want for our future and the life we have left behind.

I wrote in the War of Art that I could divide my life neatly into two parts: before turning pro and after. After is better.