I can always choose, but I ought to know that if I do not choose, I am still choosing.

Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself.

There is no human nature, since there is no god to conceive it.

Existentialism's first move is to make every man aware of what he is and to make the full responsibility of his existence rest on him.

[E]very man ought to say to himself, "Am I really the kind of man who has the right to act in such a way that humanity might guide itself by my actions?

My family was relatively normal: the kind of normal where my stepfather blamed everything on the Amish, and my older sister thought hibernation only existed in fairy tales.

He was a strange mix of Heinrich Himmler and Barney the Dinosaur.

There was nothing the ignorant prized more than the ignorance of others.

Always go into meetings or negotiations with a positive attitude. Tell yourself you're going to make this the best deal for all parties.

Look to your heart that flutters in and out like a moth. God is not indifferent to your need. You have a thousand prayers but God has one.

My career has been a slow burn, so waiting to do the Edinburgh Festival was a smart move. If I'd spent a month there 10-15 years ago, there's no way anyone was gonna remember me.

What is it that's taken hold of me, for me to carry on like this in relentless pursuit of something beyond my powers?

Creativity needs to be exercised to grow strong.

You've just got to get in the starting gate and throw down whatever you've got.