In The Land Of Ideas, You Are

Whenever You Experiment With Something, It's Very Easy To Take The Emotion Out Of It. And Going Back And Forth Between Wanting To Be Respected Artistically And Wanting To Move People Is Its Own Challenge.

Ego Is Something That Everybody, Creative Especially, Has To Grapple With. You Need Enough Ego To Keep Going But Not So Much Ego That You're Deaf Or Blind, That You're Making A Mistake And Can't Fix The Course.

Once I Had A Potentially Heart Attack-inducing Eight Double Espressos In One Day. I Think My Assistant Secretly Swaps My Coffees For Decaf As She Doesn't Want Me To Die Of Caffeine Overdose.

Usually I'm Thinking About The Palette. I'm Thinking About The Color For The Most Part, Then I'll Start Thinking About Composition And Movement.

We're All Standing On The Shoulders Of What Other People Have Done. But You're Supposed To Take That And Add Your Own Sauce. It Can Be Intimidating, Believe Me.