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My definition of a redundancy is an air-bag in a politician's car.

If two people always agree, one of them is redundant.

In this business it takes time to be really good - and by that time, you're obsolete.

Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace.

I think it starts to feel really redundant when you start to do something the same way over and over again. I don't think it's good to become so dependent on a certain writing process.

Once I actually get in the studio and I start working, I'm fine, but it's just getting there and these hours of torment with myself and self doubt, thinking 'I'm useless' and 'Who am I, conning myself into thinking I can do it again.'

Only useless things are indispensable.

I'm useless when I meet writers I love - I go slack-jawed and stupid with awe.

The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people.

Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.