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 think of music as fuel, its spectrum of energy governed by tempi, volume, and heart.

The art of these Fifties movies was in sustaining forever the moment before sex.

Metaphor is the lifeblood of all art.

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

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.

Creativity is a habit, and the best creativity is a result of good work habits.