I can't help it. I always focus in on the negative.

Sheer obstinacy is very very important for anybody who wants to create.

I don't like the idea of busing children all over the country. It's not safe. And there doesn't seem to be that much of an urgent need for it to be done.

Some of these bulls are gonna' spin those cowboys so fast, they'll look like a frog in a blender.

Almost all Iraqis with any previous experience in the intelligence business are Sunni Arab, increasing the risk of penetration of the new intelligence apparatus by the insurgency.

I had to learn to do stuff only for myself, and stop thinking about pleasing some imaginary client or boss. It's a habit that many artists get into that have worked in commercial ventures.

But I think frustration is hilarious. One of my missions is to bring humor into fine art. It's sacred.