The creative members of an orthodoxy, any orthodoxy, ultimately outgrow their disciplines.

I think my quarry is illusion. I war against magic. I believe that, though illusion often cheers and comforts, it ultimately and invariably weakens and constricts the spirit.

That just seems to be the way we’re built.

Hurts not transformed are transferred. Let your hurts bring on healing.

If right and left are competing to be the biggest victim, who is competing to be the government?

One must work, nothing but work, and one must have patience.

I hate interviews - but you have to do them.

To attract joy and create more success, try doing less but doing it with more enthusiasm.

I've documented a lot of things myself as a filmmaker. If you want a rockumentary, that's in there.

Gena Rowlands is fabulous.

To look long and lean, wear a wide-leg trouser with high heels.

I have no fear in moving up (in weight) and fighting.

If I end up showering first, I shower really quickly for the sake of the other tired members.