“Art builds upon art, builds upon art...nothing is purely original. We're all inspired by something...or someone. It's a never-ending chain of ideas...and it's magical.”

“Being cryptic is an art unto itself.”

“The art of being wise is the art of knowing that solutions don’t come from individuals, but rather experiences.”

“It is to be remembered that all art is magical in origin - music,sculpture, writing, painting - and by magical I mean intended toproduce very definite results. Paintings were originally formulaeto make what is painted happen. Art is not an end in itself, anymore than Einstein's matter-into-energy formulae is an end in itself.Like all formulae, art was originally FUNCTIONAL, intended to makethings happen, the way an atom bomb happens from Einstein's formulae.”

“If a thousand painters worked for a thousand years, they could not create a work of art as beautiful as you”

“If somebody hurts you, it's okay to cry a river, just remember to build a bridge and get over it.”

“The Theater resides at the intersection of education and the arts. The arts are seen as a set of media with a potential for promoting profoundly educational experiences. They can allow for everyday concerns, so close and yet so distance, to be freshly apprehended… problems that must be addressed”