The more you know, the better you can imagine.

With each piece I've completed I have worked to make it intact, and each of them has been an equal high. It's like children. A mother refuses to pick out one as a favorite, and I can't do any better with the dances.

There's a paradox in the notion that creativity should be a habit. We think of creativity as a way of keeping everything fresh and new, while habit implies routine and repetition. That paradox intrigues me because it occupies the place where creativity and skill rub up against each other.

I started formal piano training when I was 4. From there I had little violas, and I had dancing lessons of every sort and description, and painting lessons. I had German. And shorthand.

Whom the gods wish to destroy, they give unlimited resources.

if you want to create art, you'd best have a deep belief in yourself and no ulterior motives.

Creativity is more about taking the facts, fictions, and feelings we store away and finding new ways to connect them.