“I'm not worried about you because you don't get it your own way. You never have, and believe it or not, that makes you extraordinary.”

“It's okay. You don't have to worry about anything. That's because I'm here.”

“The time of getting fame for your name on its own is over. Artwork that is only about wanting to be famous will never make you famous. Any fame is a by-product of making something that means something. You don't go to a restaurant and order a meal because you want to have a shit.”

“you don't have to worry about burning bridges, if you're building your own”

“Never worry about the negative in others, for you cannot change what you don't control, conquer your own demons and be happy.”

“Find out who you are and figure out what you believe in. Even if it's different from what your neighbors believe in and different from what your parents believe in. Stay true to yourself. Have your own opinion. Don't worry about what people say about you or think about you. Let the naysayers nay. They will eventually grow tired of naying.”