I developed this guiding statement to stress on the fact that every good thing takes time to develop.

The hands find a way to do what the heart wants to say

If you lack technique you lose the freedom to create.

I didn't study music. I literally lived it.

With the guitar I've suffered a great deal, but when I've had a good time, the suffering seemed worthwhile.

I believe that people have to be sensitized more about the many jobs an individual can branch out to after studying an art form.

You may be surprised to know that growing up, I wanted to be a writer of children's books.

What I love about African-African music is how unselfconscious it is in so many ways.

In general, even if I'm dealing with a historical subject, I begin with invention rather than investigation, because I need to understand what is going to be the voice or the tone of the story.

I have noticed that these days, people don't want to take their time to succeed.

As a visual arts teacher, I have to keep my mind open. I have explores styles from pointillism to cubism.

Go outside, wherever you are, and appreciate each drop of water, each flower, each architectural work of art.

I'm drawn to roles that people don't think I'm right for.

A good day is when no one shows up and you don't have to go anywhere.

Why do I always meet women as I'm leaving the dog park with a big bag of poop? And it's always on the day I forgot my dog.

In my stories I can kiss the girls I want to kiss and punch the girls I want to punch. Nobody pays a price for it.

As a director, you can transform your vision more with the music.

"Terrorism" is a metaphor, it's an abstract noun. It's like having a war on dandruff. It's something from advertising, it's meaningless.

I just liked the feeling of being on stage. My parents weren't pushing me, they didn't have to, I was obsessed.

Life's to short for chess.

To me everything is fun. I've started Twittering or tweeting recently and that's been fun.