To Labor In The Arts For Any

If You Were Meant To Cure Cancer Or Write A Symphony Or Crack Cold Fusion And You Don't Do It, You Not Only Hurt Yourself, Even Destroy Yourself. You Hurt Your Children. You Hurt Me. You Hurt The Planet.

Of Any Activity You Do, Ask Yourself: If I Were The Last Person On Earth, Would I Still Do It?

The Only Intercourse Possible Between The Knight And The Dragon Is Battle.

A Great Trick That I Learned Having Worked As A Screenwriter For Many Years, The Way Screenwriters Work, Is They Break The Project Down Into Three-act Structure: Act 1, Act 2, Act 3. I Think That Is A Great Way To Break Down Any Project, Whether It's A New Business Or Anything At All.

Artists, Writers And People In Creative Fields Are Entrepreneurs By Necessity. Nobody Gives Them A Paycheck Or Picks Up Their Medical Insurance. The Ones Who Succeed Learn To Think And Act Like 'independent Operators.' I Think People Who Are Technically 'employees' Have To Think This Way As Well. The Company Is Not Looking Out For You.