current motivations

If you’re efficient, you’re doing it the wrong way. The right way is the hard way. The show was successful because I micromanaged it—every word, every line, every take, every edit, every casting. That’s my way of life.

When you look back at the most fruitful moments of your life years from now, you’ll be surprised to discover how many of them unfolded amid a big loss or a crisis or in the face of a giant unknown.

In solopreneurship, constraints force creativity. Unless you’re making a lot, you can't throw money or people at most problems. You have to think your way through them and make sacrifices. Surprisingly, this often leads to better outcomes.

the things that have always worked will always work: solve real problems for real people and learn how to communicate that very, very clearly and well. There will always be something shiny to chase and distract from the essentials; the difficult part is to keep doing the things that have always worked.

But if you have the courage to make art, then find the courage to frame your art as well