Being best is a false goal, you have to measure success on your own terms.

Painting is so poetic, while sculpture is more logical and scientific and makes you worry about gravity.

I think art is good at looking back and looking forward. I don't think art is good at looking head-on. At the end of the day, people are more important than paintings.

Kids are naturally gifted at art from a very young age. The problem is when they get older and become self-conscious. The process should always be fun, though.

I would love to have a varied career, like Hugh Jackman. He started in musical theater, then established himself in film, but he still does a lot of stage work. And he does it all beautifully.

I think technical people now should learn literature, because literature teaches you a great deal about how - the depths and variety of human imagination.

Communication is very important. And the arts do that, whether it's film or theater.

Usually, I think of the song, and then the video plays out in my head as I'm writing the song. I started rapping to become a comedian, so I'm certainly thinking about the visual component of things beyond just the music most of the time.