I think imperfections are important, just as mistakes are important. You only get to be good by making mistakes, and you only get to be real by being imperfect.
Loving someone is giving them the power to break your heart, but trusting them not to.
Art is an expression of who we are, what we believe, and what we dream about.
The audience doesn't come to see you, they come to see themselves.
What gives you pleasure and joy? Let those be the things that lead you forward in life.
If you're 50, you're never going to be 50 ever again, so enjoy being 50. If you sit through the year wishing you were younger, before you know it, it's going to be over, and you're going to be 51.
We impose order and narrative on everything in order to understand it. Otherwise, there's nothing but chaos.
Life is full of compromises, and whether or not you're willing to negotiate.
When you become a parent, you finally appreciate and understand what your mother did.