Being realistic is the most commonly travelled road to mediocrity. What's the point of being realistic? It's unrealistic to walk into a room, flip a switch, and have light come on, but fortunately Edison didn't think so.

I've never really viewed myself as particularly talented. I've viewed myself as slightly above average in talent.

I was raised in a Baptist household, went to a Catholic church, lived in a Jewish neighborhood, and had the biggest crush on the Muslim girls from one neighborhood over.

The only man you will ever get is some fool named Grady who falls asleep in his soup.

I want to represent possibilities.

I don't want to be an icon. I want to be an idea. I want to represent possibilities.

The things that have been most valuable to me I did not learn in school. Traditional education is based on facts and figures and passing tests - not on a comprehension of the material and its application to your life.