A man cannot understand hunger, until he has swum in the depths of hunger

Didn't know where I was going. Didn't care where I ended up. I knew I'd be okay though.

Highly evolved people have their own conscience as pure law.

Dress confidently in clothes that make you feel great about yourself. When you look better you feel better.

The poorer people and criminals of Mexico who are not very religious but not quite atheists, either, worship Saint Death.

Usually when you start the characters, the first thing is the script. Your design work is about telling the story. It's later that casting comes into play, but it's a huge component.

Music fills in for words a lot of the time when people don't know what to say, and I think music can be more eloquent than words.

Word of mouth is very powerful.

I did ask Larry David, "How did I get so lucky? How am I here Seinfeld?" He just said, 'Well, when you say your name over and over it just has a really strong rhythm: "Marisa Tomei. Marisa Tomei."

To be an artist is a blessing and a privilege. Artists must never betray their true hearts. Artists must look beneath the surface and show that there is more to this world than what meets the eye.

There are staples to my show. I have to be conscious about switching things up because I know people who saw me last year will say, 'He did that last time.' But if certain things work, they work.