"I'm bored with that line. I never use it anymore. My new line is 'In 15 minutes everybody will be famous.'"

"If you're not trying to be real, you don't have to get it right. That's art."

"Human beings are born solitary, but everywhere they are in chains - daisy chains - of interactivity. Social actions are makeshift forms, often courageous, sometimes ridiculous, always strange. And in a way, every social action is a negotiation, a compromise between 'his,' 'her' or 'their' wish and yours."

"I used to think that everything was just being funny but now I don't know. I mean, how can you tell?"

"Art is the soul's attempt to give enduring form to the formless. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The essence of creativity is the belief that the silence between the notes creates the music."

"If you want to be a rock star or just be famous, then run down the street naked, you'll make the news or something. But if you want music to be your livelihood, then play, play, play and play! And eventually you'll get to where you want to be."

"Art and works of art do not make an artist sense and enthusiasm and instinct do."