You know, real life doesn't just suddenly resolve itself. You have to keep working at it. Democracy, marriage, friendship. You can't just say she's my best friend. That's not a given, it's a process.

There's no excuse to be bored. Sad, yes. Angry, yes. Depressed, yes. Crazy, yes. But there's no excuse for boredom, ever.

I have never been in a natural place and felt that it was a waste of time. I never have. And it's a relief. If I'm walking around a desert or whatever, every second is worthwhile.

It's hard not to get depressed when you pay attention to the world and how strangely and corrupt the people in it sometimes behave.

When I have a day off, I won't spend it at a Hollywood party. I'd rather be at home with paints and a blank canvas.

You should always do the things in life that are both interesting and make you afraid.

Be kind. It's worthwhile to make an effort to learn about other people and figure out what you might have in common with them.

You don't have to make something that people call art. Living is an artistic activity, there is an art to getting through the day.

I think that every person has many, many people inside of them. We change our personality depending on who we are talking to or what situation we are in.

I think every family is dysfunctional, and some manage to control it better than others.

My job as an artist, as I see it, is to understand and in some cases to take on various ways of thinking about people and the world that are different from my own, sometimes radically different.

How often must I get lost in a strange land of fairytales so that I can find my true self?

Poets, like the blind, can see in the dark.

My flag is always flying. My shingle is always out. I'm always looking for movie ideas. The hardest part of this whole movie-making endeavor is finding ideas. That's the real goal.

I can categorically tell you that Mario Balotelli will not be at Liverpool.

For the most part Ho Chi Minh City is safe but like any large city you need to pay attention to what's going on around you.

I actually own a copy of my own book; that's how dedicated I am as an author.

Isn't it fortunate how selective our recollections usually are.

I have discovered the meaning of life. It resides in what I can wrest from each day that I live.

I felt a bit bookish, cut off from life.

I had to make different kinds of music for everybody but still keep it classic T-Pain at the same time.