I never thought about success. I always thought about doing the job at hand. My goal was getting through the show that night.

I was reading an article in the 'New York Times;' it talked about being in the zone, and being in the zone you're so focused that time ceases to exist. It's when you think, 'Oh, I've been doing this for five hours and didn't even know it.' It's the difference between hard work and going, '12 o'clock, not moving.'

You want to be a bit compulsive in your art or craft or whatever you do. You want to be focused on it.

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