...if you do not even understand what words say, how can you expect to pass judgementon what words conceal?

Let us search the old highways.

Nobody's a natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hard to stay on top.

I managed Hewlett Packard through the worst technology downturn in 25 years, the dotcom bust.

I'm just an old hippie. You know, peace and love.

My mind is a chest of drawers. When I wish to deal with a subject, I shut all the drawers but the one in which the subject is to be found. When I am wearied, I shut all the drawers and go to sleep.

Either you will make your life work, or your life will not work.

The ultimate, most holy form of theory is action.

You can't be a serious writer of fiction unless you believe the story you are telling.

I believe so many people live what I call that false identity they are living according to other people's expectations, associations, their experiences, the labels in life. And they buy into that.

The key factor in my strategy is longevity.

The director's job should give you a sense of music without drawing attention to itself.