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I think I've always had to pick and choose whatever I want to work on. If I'm not happy with what I'm doing, it's probably not going to end up that interesting.

I believe sometimes you have a choice in what inspiration you choose to follow and other times you really don't.

Work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed.

If the work is good, what does it matter? I'm doing it because I love it. Why not do as many things I love as I can? As long as the work is good.

I try to choose the projects that I think are the most well-written and well-executed, and the rest of it is so beyond my control to be almost not worth thinking about at all.

The propensity to do good things is a choice.

I'd always much rather be second choice on anything because it makes you work harder.

Sometimes the things you decide not to do are actually the biggest things to do in your career.

You don't know what inspires you. You like to think you know what inspires you, but in the final analysis I don't think you really do. It's great to look at a blank sheet of paper, you know, and walk up to an instrument and not know what's gonna happen. It's the most challenging thing I do.

I've always said if what I'm going to create doesn't look good on everybody, I'm not going to do it.