I've always had to keep the walls in place, and the only way to do that is to keep yourself constantly occupied... From the time I was 8 years old, until I went to college, I worked... There was no social life.

In dreams, anything can be anything, and everybody can do. We can fly, we can turn upside down, we can transform into anything.

I'm a known reader. That's what I do with my time.

You only need one good reason to commit to an idea, not four hundred. But if you have four hundred reasons to say yes and one reason to say no, the answer is probably no.

I don't believe in rushing and saying this is done and over with. That form of rebellion doesn't make sense to me. I've always attempted to familiarize myself with the traditions, and consider that a responsibility of the artist.

A commission is an invitation to fall in love.

Obligation is a flimsy base for creativity, way down the list behind passion, courage, instinct, and the desire to do something great.