Life is a continuous cycle of once-terrifying things becoming normal.

[We often] criticize the people on TV: 'He just can't act.' 'You call that singing?' ... We get jealous not because we're evil, but because we have little artists pent up inside us.

The magic question is, 'What for?' But art is not for anything. Art is the ultimate goal.

We are all born artists. ... Almost everything kids do is art.

A novel, basically, is writing one sentence — then, without violating the scope of the first one, writing the next sentence.

I always take a close look at those who lose themselves in self portraits. They are solitary souls, prone to introspection, who have really grappled with their existence.

When the moon covers the sun, we have a solar eclipse. What do you call it when birds do that?

Novels are food for the leftover hours of life, the in-between times, the moments of waiting.

And still everything’s the same, even though I did my best to get as far away as I could.

The artistic desire reveals itself in dark form - in karaoke bars [or] trolling on the Internet.

Dont be a fish; be a frog. Swim in the water and jump when you hit ground.

You can't rock the boat & act like you were just trying to put a baby to sleep.

A single whisper can be quite a disturbance when the rest of the audience is silent.

I feel comfortable in a position of leadership, but that's not to say I feel complacent about it. I take it incredibly seriously.

The art of life is to show your hand.

I was at the Wal-Mart, which is where I think everybody goes eventually. If they die without Christ.

Fundamentalists believe Jesus was God becoming man. I believe that Jesus was man becoming God.

I was raised to pursue my passions and pursue the things that I love, and to just live life to the fullest.

Don't know about a cabaret act right now, would actually prefer a role in a broadway musical.

If you find a fork on your way when you are in need of a spoon, take it to give someone who is in need of a fork!

Every absurdity has a champion to defend it.