Within that moment was trust, compassion, and our mutual sense of irony. He was carrying death within him and I was carrying life. We were both aware of that, I know.

My sunglasses are like my guitar.

We go through life. We shed our skins. We become ourselves.

To be an artist — actually, to be a human being in these times — it’s all difficult. … What matters is to know what you want and pursue it.

Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire.

Where does it all lead? What will become of us? These were our young questions, and young answers were revealed. It leads to each other. We become ourselves.

Life isn't some vertical or horizontal line -- you have your own interior world, and it's not neat.

I imagined myself as Frida to Diego, both muse and maker. I dreamed of meeting an artist to love and support and work with side by side.

Swift is the arrow, dark is the thorn, the slate is clean, the future awaits, awake.

Make your interactions with people transformational, not just transactional.

To me, punk rock is the freedom to create, freedom to be successful, freedom to not be successful, freedom to be who you are. It's freedom.

When I was 20, I wanted to be famous and win a Grammy and have people respect and love me.

The lesson is that you can still make mistakes and be forgiven.

I'd rather try and fail than not try at all, as they say

I'm interested in themes that endure from generation to generation.

The ego wants to want more than it wants to have.

If just once you were depressed for no reason, you have been so all your life without knowing.

Am I self-righteous? Why not? It's not like I can count on you to be righteous for me.

The balancing act is challenging at times.

When players are used to winning, they put out a little more. Basketball 3rd winningest coach (regular season and playoffs) in NBA history; won 1,037 times in 20 years.

NATO's got a vital role to play. It's very important that we protect NATO.