“The soul of an artist cannot be muted indefinitely. It must either be expressed or it will consume the host.”

“Of all the hardships and deprivations a people can suffer, I am not sure if the deprivations of art and culture are not the most devastating. As meat and rice are food for the body, art and culture are food for the soul. Starve the body and the person dies; starve the soul and the spirit dies.”

“As important as color is to a painting, or wings to a bird. Music injects vibrancy to film and makes it soar!”

“There’s a difference between the ‘art’ of writing and the ‘craft’ of writing. Art is subjective, its beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder, but craft is objective. There is a right way and a wrong way to craft.”

“The soul of an artist cannot be muted indefinitely. It must either be expressed or it will consume the host.”

“Bravery is not the trait of a fearless person, lest the reckless actions of a fool be considered brave. Bravery is the quality that allows us to overcome our fears and succeed.”

“There are things that I love – when mankind works together – helps each other – learns from each other – teaches each other – cries for one another – laughs with one another – builds with one another – heals one another – entertains one another – worships with one another. The unity of mankind … there is nothing so glorious.”

“When people communicate deceit, it's called politics. When people communicate honesty, it's called art.”

“A writer fails, not when a reader is not moved; but when, as a reader, the writer is not moved.”

“There's something to be said about drinking a carafe of wine by yourself ... I just can't remember at the moment what it is! (said after drinking a carafe of wine by himself)”

“To me, empathy and compassion are among the bravest of emotions ... and faith, the bravest of convictions.”