There are no mistakes in life" he answered. "Just lessons. Make sure you learn from this one.

By concentrating on what I was grateful for, I was able to stave off despair.

I know no such disease of the soul, but ignorance.

It was not intended as a compliment. It was a confession. Now that I have made it, something seems to have gone out of me. Perhaps one should never put one's worship into words.

I am not a number

Looking repeatedly into the past you do not necessarily become fascinated with your own life but rather with the phenomenon of memory.

The biggest difference is in the leadership. It was better for us. We had more coaches and mentors to help us. A lot of the younger players today suffer from a lack of direction.

When you start a script you aim to hit a note you know you want to end in general.

An artist needs a certain amount of turmoil and confusion.

Keep an idea log where you write everything down, even the bad ideas.

I was impossible. I don't know how anyone could have lived with me. For the first time in my life, I was on the scrap heap, an unemployed worker.