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" It was just - I mean, 6,000 people giving you a standing ovation is quite an experience. "

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" I am not a preacher; I'm a reacher. "

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" It's very important to follow your instincts because, beyond what you know exists or what you're told exists in a given area, your intuition plays a big part in finding something special. "

" I was a child prodigy. Like Michelangelo, who could draw a perfect circle at age five. I was extremely gifted. I could paint a perfect portrait of someone at age five. "

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" Because people don't see me around a lot, I'm the source of all sorts of rumour. "

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" Would you ask Picasso to explain 'Guernica?' Would you ask Nabokov to explain 'Lolita?' Would you ask Tolstoy about 'War and Peace?' No, you wouldn't dare. "

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