The rewards of dancing are very different from choreographing.

If art is the bridge between what you see in your mind and what the world sees, then skill is how you build that bridge.

Nobody likes to see that which they've invested in disappear from the face of the earth before they've even died. This is not cool. We can now see what the landmarks, in fact are.

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've always found it necessity to strip away everything but the most fundamental ways to work - the rest is style.

Generosity is luck going in the opposite direction, away from you. If you're generous to someone, if you do something to help him out, you are in effect making him lucky. This is important. It's like inviting yourself into a community of good fortune.

Failing, and learning from it, is necessary. Unil you've done it, you're missing an important piece of your creative arsenal.