The first steps of a creative act are like groping in the dark: random and chaotic, feverish and fearful, a lot of busy-ness with no apparent or definable end in sight.

when the time came I would do battle with my mother for the right to sit at the center of my own life.

You don't have a really good idea until you combine two little ideas.

It is extremely arrogant and very foolish to think that you can ever outwit your audience.

In the future, I will make certain that I commit to projects so there's enough breathing space for me to have an emotional life.

I have the wherewithal to challenge myself for my entire life. That's a great gift.

Metaphor is the lifeblood of all art.