Advertising in the final analysis should be news. If it is not news it is worthless.

No work you'll ever complete

We also self-inflict violence, because violence is our only way of relating to the world, to others and to ourselves.

I think leadership is not something you learn it's something you discover.

There's no right or wrong - I think people can be messy in a very soulful way. The point in the end is to make people feel something, and there's so many different ways to do that.

You're only as good as your last collection, which is an enormous pressure.

Truth is, every writer has to be a good editor, and you have to edit yourself. It's a skill every writer has to acquire.

I don't make crappy movies. I spend two or three years making a film. I don't take myself seriously, but I take my movies very seriously.

Living too long exacts a painful price.

Who knows what the tide could bring.

Work is my salvation. It changes my moods.