Ah, but art and trouble go hand in hand. If you cannot be troubled to create art from your heart, then your art will never trouble the heart of others.

Your future is your own again. And I consider that to be a happy ending to the story.

Sometimes wearing a mask is the best way to show our true selves.

Somehow difficulties are easier to endure when you know your dream is waiting for you at the end.

You gotta keep things moving. If leaving behind the past means you can have a better future, then, sure, why not?

An unanticipated destination, perhaps, but you must admit,all the best journeys take unexpected detours.

I want pictures like these. The kind that can capture a moment, make it real, make it last. I need pictures that do more than reflect. I need pictures that are truth.

Be sure of your heart before you speak.

Make your own decisions. Make your own choices.

I try to make choices for my own life. And I try to make those choices count.

Pawns are really queens in disguise.

The lesser you are, the more you become...

Imagination only fails us in the end, when the stories we tell ourselves have to stop.

Rotten people will taste rotten ice cream.

There is nothing like a challenge to bring out the best in man.

The path you take is up to you. Make good choices, dream BIG, it is never too late.

Masochism is a valuable job skill.

We're out of cocktail olives, it's a tragedy of historic proportions, but we're coping because we're Americans.

I think as an artist or a writer it's OK to want to control your own work.

People are starting to understand the other side's perspective and that's where empathy can sort of begin - once you quit judging other people but just understand where they're coming from.

If you play music with passion and love and honesty, then it will nourish your soul, heal your wounds and make your life worth living. Music is its own reward.