Art Is About Paying Attention.

I'm An Average Enough Person To Point To The Things I've Gotten To See That Are Awe-inspiring.

That's Really A Very Different Experience: You Don't Have To Look To Be Understood. You're Already Understood.

You Need To Try To Master The Ability To Feel Sad Without Actually Being Sad.

I've Never Really Had A Hobby, Unless You Count Art, Which The Irs Once Told Me I Had To Declare As A Hobby Since I Hadn't Made Money With It.

. . . I Wrote A Letter To Thomas Pynchon Asking, Can I Have Your Permission To Try To Make An [adaptation] Of Your Book? And I Had No Idea That He Would Answer Me, Because He's Pretty Elusive. But He Did Send A Letter Back That Said, Yes, You Can Do That - As Long As The Only Instrument In The Opera Is A Banjo. I Thought, That's An Interesting Way Of Saying No.