He wasn't just a teacher; he was an all-around educator.

He just had a totally electrifying personality. He was the bright light in the room -- that was him.

At that time in my life (1980-81) I was going through some turmoil in my family life. He grabbed a hold of me and put the strong-arm on me.

Even in making objects, as soon as you start to get the feeling that some form of craft is coming into place, you realize that everything is wrong. Because craft is really just a fetish. It is wasted energy. It's about the object, some space which has nothing to do with the human.

My characters aren't chess pieces. I don't move them around some big board. I actually care about these fictitious people.

Managers will tell people what to do, whereas leaders will inspire them to do it, and there are a few things that go into the ability to inspire.