“The bigger the words the weaker the voice.”

“To find meaning in our lives we need consistent exposure to kids, elders and animals... cuz kids and animals aren't looking for it, and elders are the closest to finding it.”

“I don't write comedy. I write drama that's funny.”

“I love cheetahs. Every moment of every day is spent in fear of dying a terrible death yet they always carry themselves elegantly, remain loyal to their family, and never complain about anything.”

“I wish dogs understood: 'We're going in five minutes.”

“Talent is being unabashedly and unapologetically fearless in the work that you do. The only difference between having talent and not having talent is fear.”

“The best incentive for an artist are the harshest criticism”

“I have no idea how to be an artist and a lover, so I chose the one most likely to make me happy when I'm eighty and gazing back on a long and productive life.”

“Artists strive to free this true and spontaneous self in their work. Creativity, meditation are ways of freeing an inner voice.”