Nothing is more satisfying to me than sitting in a dank room, hunched over a single flickering candle like Ebenezer Scrooge, and watching my ledgers fill themselves with ink.

Your harshest critic is always going to be yourself. Don't ignore that critic but don't give it more attention than it deserves.

I feel like my career has been a series of glowing obituaries.

There is nothing I enjoy more than to see others enjoy themselves.

I honestly believe you can never tell if a relationship is going to last. In my own marriage, which is going on 14 years, I don't think of it as 'I'm going to be with this person forever.' Instead, I think of more like, 'I'll probably be with this person for the next six weeks. Then I'll re-evaluate.'

Nothing pleases me more than to go into a room and come out with a piece of music.