A lot of artists who have a certain style are expected to more or less keep doing their style. It's so easy to get into that rut of production.

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You can do bigger and bigger things. For what?

You can do bigger and bigger things. For what?

When you meet a man who is broken, pick him up and carry him. When...

When you meet a man who is broken, pick him up and carry him. When...

The fewer expectations you have, the better.

The fewer expectations you have, the better.

I really like books that you can kind of hear as much as think about,...

I really like books that you can kind of hear as much as think about,...

I've never really had a hobby, unless you count art, which the IRS once told...

I've never really had a hobby, unless you count art, which the IRS once told...

I'm not usually where I think I am. It's kind of spooky.

I'm not usually where I think I am. It's kind of spooky.

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

I have written a lot about snakes. There's something pretty primordial about it.

I have written a lot about snakes. There's something pretty primordial about it.

My job is to make images and leave the decision-making and conclusion-drawing to other people.

My job is to make images and leave the decision-making and conclusion-drawing to other people.

I'm a real workaholic.

I'm a real workaholic.

Literature is the safe and traditional vehicle through which we learn about the world and...

Literature is the safe and traditional vehicle through which we learn about the world and...

I've been trying to avoid goal-oriented behavior.

I've been trying to avoid goal-oriented behavior.

I hate zoos.

The problem with prototypes is they don't always work.

The problem with prototypes is they don't always work.

Something that has so much power must have life. Instruments have life.

Something that has so much power must have life. Instruments have life.

One of the things I learned from working on the Olympics was, the world does...

One of the things I learned from working on the Olympics was, the world does...

Paradise is exactly like where you are right now... only much, much better.

Paradise is exactly like where you are right now... only much, much better.

The world is a strange and wonderful place.

The world is a strange and wonderful place.

I'm an average enough person to point to the things I've gotten to see that...

I'm an average enough person to point to the things I've gotten to see that...

My work is more about trying to ask good questions and not trying to come...

My work is more about trying to ask good questions and not trying to come...