水至清则无鱼，人太察则无谋。知者减半，愚者全无。
【译文】水过分清澈就不会有鱼，人过于明察就不会有人为你出主意。世上的聪明人若减少一半，那么愚笨的人也就没有了。
作家必须是一个永远的外来者，所有正统观念的批评者。
I'm not interested in making work that's easily digestible.
If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is, too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.
My life has been very much in the public eye, and I’ve worked hard to establish myself as an artist, but I also work hard to keep my personal life personal.