If you want fans, you have to be a fan first.

The only way to find your voice is to use it. It’s hardwired, built into you. Talk about the things you love. Your voice will follow.

It’s one of my theories that when people give you advice, they’re really just talking to themselves in the past.

Usually, when we talk about creativity, it's about self-expression, which is great, but for work to be art or design, there has to be someone on the other end. The audience makes the work come alive.

Don't wait until you know who you are to get started.

Be curious about the world in which you live. Look things up. Chase down every reference. Go deeper than anybody else--that's how you'll get ahead.

You can’t be content with mastery; you have to push yourself to become a student again.

You’re only going to be as good as the stuff you surround yourself with.

The thing is: It takes a lot of energy to be creative. You don't have that energy if you waste it on other stuff.

Don't worry about doing research. Just search.

You can't find your voice if you don't use it.

Writers block occurs when a writer has nothing to say. Unfortunately not all writers experience it.

The day you forget about the poors, you become the poorest of the poor!

A happy birthday is measured not in the amount one of gifts, but in the amount one is loved.

If you want me . . . you’ve got me.

In fact, I think that's my favorite word and the most important word when it comes to relationships: equality.

The mind of the many is not the mind of God.

I love working in TV. TV is fast. You shoot it and it's done quickly.

Both of my mom's parents were music teachers, so I was hearing the fundamentals of playing the piano, what notes are, and all those things very early on.

Film acting is one of the only industries where you're criticized for working hard. In any other industry, it's considered a quality and something to behold.

I've never felt invincible. I've never used that word to describe me ever.