"Seek art from every time and place, in any form, to connect with those who really move you."

"Denial exists because human infants, though equipped with trust-o-meters, are built to trust, blindly and absolutely, any older person who wanders past."

"Standards of beauty are arbitrary. Body shame exists only to the extent that our physiques don't match our own beliefs about how we should look."

"People are so afraid of authority figures and doctors are authority figures."

"What I love about the East End is that there's a great perseverance, determination and courage. What I dislike about it is that there is sometimes a celebration of ignorance."

"Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others."

"In terms of fear, I still am most afraid of Freddie Kruger."

"But after this natural burst of indignation, no man of sense, courage, or prudence will waste his time or his strength in retrospective reproaches or repinings."