about
I could tell you I like to travel, or run, or read. But that's not really my style. And also, when I say I like to run, I really mean I like to think that I like to run.
Instead, I will tell you about myself through a series of quotes. And while these quotes do not necessarily define me, they will give you an idea of who I am, what I believe in, and most importantly, the lens through which I choose to view the world.
Instead, I will tell you about myself through a series of quotes. And while these quotes do not necessarily define me, they will give you an idea of who I am, what I believe in, and most importantly, the lens through which I choose to view the world.
on art
"You practice an art to make your soul grow, not to make money or to become famous. And this would include singing in the shower or dancing to the radio or also drawing a caricature of your best friend, or whatever, all this makes your soul grow. And you meet a person who has done that, whether successful or not, and you sense a larger soul. So that is what's so tragic about school committees cutting art out of school curriculum, because they think that making art is no way to make a living."
"The fabric of the thought that propelled us was that theater should stop serving the function of making money, for which it has never been and never will be suited, and start serving revelation and shaping of the process of living, for which it is uniquely suited, for which it, indeed, exists."
“ 'We're all misfits here,' he says, almost proudly. ... 'That's where art comes from, Jimmy, my friend. From our weirdnesses and our differences, from our manic fixations, our obsessions, our passions. From all those wild and wacky things that make each of us unique.' ”
on work
“People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it. And what you do simply proves what you believe.”
"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don't settle."
on life
“The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what we share with someone else when we’re uncool.”