Everyone has a talent. It's simply a question of good discipline, of the good fortune to have an education that meshes with that talent, and a lot of luck.

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.

I have not wanted to intimidate audiences. I have not wanted my dancing to be an elitist form. That doesn't mean I haven't wanted it to be excellent.

Ultimately there is no such thing as failure. There are lessons learned in different ways.

Our ability to grow is directly proportional to an ability to entertain the uncomfortable.

No one is born with skill. It is developed through exercise, through repetition, through a blend of learning and reflection that's both painstaking and rewarding. And it takes time.

If you only do what you know and do it very, very well, chances are that you won't fail. You'll just stagnate, and your work will get less and less interesting, and that's failure by erosion

You don't get into the mood to create – it's discipline.

Life is about moving, it’s about change. And when things stop doing that they’re dead.

More often than not I've found, a rut is a consequence of sticking to tried and tested methods that don't take into account how you or the world has changed.

If art is the bridge between what you see in your mind and what the world sees, then skill is how you build that bridge.

A woman can't do anything about her appearance. Either she's pretty or she isn't. But her character is quite another matter.

My roots are firmly planted in the glory of nature. The soil beneath my feet heartens each step.

Never judge a situation merely with a negative perspective. Look at the positive side too, ” he added. “And if you do that, you will eventually feel better.

A woodland in full color is awesome as a forest fire, in magnitude at least, but a single tree is like a dancing tongue of flame to warm the heart.

Most, if not all, creativity is born out of perspiration rather than inspiration.

In real life I'm a tall, blond Christian.

English had hit upon a splendid joke. The intended to catch me or to bring me down.

Never worry about being obsessive. I like obsessive people. Obsessive people make great art

If you had the most prestige and you were the network that everybody turned to in times of a crisis, that that was the most important position, in the news business, to hold.

If you can't do the little things right, you will never do the big things right.