Why is life at this point in the twentieth century so focused upon the very beginning of life and the very end of life? What about the 80 years we have to live between those two inexorable bookends?

Give me about 10 years, I'm going to run for President. If I can squeeze in an NBA championship before that, I'll do it.

Our whole dream for our home was for it to be an artist's haven. So there are paint supplies; there's a piano with a microphone and a recorder right there to capture things right in the second. There's editing equipment. There are cameras. I think the only thing in our house that people would be surprised by is the efficiency.

Hurry up and write your number down before I don't want it no more.

You've got to run your career. What happens is a lot of times artists have this talent and they're just looking for somebody to take it and do something with it. And you have to be the creative force.

Sorry, I'm allergic to bullshit.

I want to represent the idea that you really can make what you want I believe I can create whatever I want to create.