You cannot set art off in a corner and hope for it to have vitality, reality, and substance.

The fabric of existence weaves itself whole.

In 'thinking up' music I usually have some kind of a brass band with wings on it in back of my mind.

If a composer has a nice wife and some nice children, how can he let the children starve on his dissonances?

Ideally, really ideally, you want to get to a place where you can have creative control over the material you do - choices, at least, anyway. And you want your choice of script and role. But do you really want your life to revolve around trying to maintain your privacy?

My friends make me laugh: funny Instagram videos, but mostly people falling over. It's so bad, but it never gets old. I just love how people cover up their falls. The whole experience of 'Oh, I just fell, and I'm going to run out of the fall and pretend I did this on purpose.' I just like to see how people cover up their mishaps.

I have learned that raising children is the single most difficult thing in the world to do. It takes hard work, love, luck, and a lot of energy, and it is the most rewarding experience that you can ever have.

The meaning of life is life.