The more you expose, the less personal it becomes

It's much better for an artist to know everything than to be limited by ignorance.

An artist's work is a synthesis of much more than the work of other creators.

I'm not at all a linear thinker. I know the feeling I want to convey, but the form is what I struggle to find. I'm sure I'd fail if I tried to write a grant proposal or a book proposal.

A successful person is often one who has failed more than most.

There were many words piled up inside my chest, stories waiting to be told. I wanted to hand all this knowledge to one other person, neither a master nor a disciple. I sought an equal - a companion.

Committee: A group of men who keep minutes and waste hours.

I actually had less time and the exact same budget on Hairspray, which was few years ago and this is a much bigger movie [then Rock of Ages]. That's the way studios do it now.

Hope is such an important component to moving forward and getting past the difficult times.

Whenever there is polarization, there is an unhappy tendency to think the truth lies somewhere in between.

It is very hard to shave an egge. [It is very hard to shave an egg.]

Too often, complaint is not about principled objection on moral grounds, but opportunistic objection on grounds of self-interest. To rectify this, we need to work on mastering the art of complaint.

When the storm brews and the waves swell, only an experienced captain can control the ship and save it.

I can't not be who I am.