“Hunger is the piston of art.”

“Stay hungry. It worked for Michelangelo, it worked for Picasso, and it works for a hundred thousand artists who do it not for love (although that might play a part) but in order to put food on the table. If you want to translate the world, you need to use your appetites. Does this surprise you? It shouldn’t. There’s no creation without talent, I give you that, but talent is cheap. Talent goes begging. Hunger is the piston of art.”

“You’ll consider what you did wrong & bookend your reflections with hunger – no supper, no breakfast.”

“How life did imitate art sometimes. And the cruder the art, the closer the imitation.”

“Art should be a place of hope.”

“Life isn't a support system for art. It's the other way around.”

“Art should be a place of hope, not doubt. And your doubts rise from inexperience, which is not a dishonorable thing.”