The thing about creativity is, people are going to laugh at it. Get over it.

You have to believe there's something at the other side. And you have to have faith in yourself. You have to think that you have the tools to accomplish it.

Art is running away without ever leaving home.

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.

Traveling the paths of greatness, even in someone else's footprints, is a vital means to acquiring skill.

I was interested in becoming a show dancer, for which I tried, but I'm not tall enough.

I don't think that scheduling is uncreative. I think that structure is required for creativity.