We were in the open concourse where the turnstiles were. It was hardly any better here -- the enclosed space sent the voices around us echoing back in a roar that made my head ring, and the smell and feeling of all those bodies made me feel a claustrophobia I'd never known I was prone to.
The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success. Talent is only a starting point in this business. You've got to keep on working that talent. Someday I'll reach for it and it won't be there.
The price one pays for pursuing any profession or calling is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.
Part of being creative is learning how to protect your freedom. That includes freedom from avarice.
I never think of the future - it comes soon enough.
You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.
My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.