There must not be a canon of orthodoxy where art is judged and measured. The culture cannot move forward with our heads turned backwards.

I'm more convinced each day of the complete unreality of the material world and the supreme vitality of the invisible world of spirit.

Karma is an energy debt which you owe or an energy credit which is owed you. Both involve compound interest that is added to the equation making it either a burden or a blessing.

Coping with rejection is an important skill to learn and understand when navigating the Art World. Rejection and disinterest is the rule, not the exception.

Persistence and love of one's work is the key.

Many people can reach for and achieve excellence. To do this consistently is what separates masters and geniuses from everyone else.

Artists make art... everyone else talks about it.

Success for an artist is completed work. Very successful artists complete a lot of work. It's that simple.

I work without commercial considerations.

Through a process of trial and error and experimentation, I discovered the simplest method - using only black - produced work with the strongest visual impact installed.

Once you have endured sufferings, you can give someone strength.

Human beings, to me, are rather like electrical appliances that need to be charged regularly, and prayer is a way of plugging into that charge.

With your visualization intact, commit to act.

My music fights against the system that teaches to live and die.

I live with a bunch of yuppies and models.

You have to, in some ways, trust in the human spirit and in human ingenuity.

I dont have a style. I just try to write what the story demands.

Cricket. Come summer holidays here in Australia not a whole lot else seems to matter. It's good stuff... Some would even go as far as to say, marvellous.

The middle class, that prisoner of the barbarian 20th century.

The best way to get Americans to focus on what's happening in Afghanistan is by using the example of their own.