Identity Is An Assemblage Of Constellations.

I Would Love To Have Been A Documentary Filmmaker; I Just Didn't Have The Resources To Do That.

Even Jealousy Is Based On Fantasies: A Fantasy That Someone Else Has What Belongs To You.

Listening Is Not Just Hearing What Someone Tells You Word For Word. You Have To Listen With A Heart. I Don't Want That To Sound Touchy-feely; It Is Not. It Is Very Hard Work.

When I Was A Kid, My Grandfather Said That "if You Say A Word Often Enough, It Becomes You." Thinking Of That Later In Life Gave Me This Idea That I Could Try To Become America By Learning The Words Of People From Many Aspects Of The Country.

Self-esteem Does Not Come From Surrounding Yourself With People And Things That Seem To Increase Your Value. Real Self-esteem Is An Integration Of An Inner-value With Things In The World Around You.