The only test of a soul's salvation is its inward happiness.
The Inuit say that the stars are holes in heaven. And every time we see the people we loved shining through, we know they're happy.
If you've got a cat and a leg, you've got a happy cat. If you've got a cat and two legs, you've got a party.
Basically, when you get to my age, you'll really measure your success in life by how many of the people you want to have love you actually do love you.
Suffering teaches us only that we suffer. Joy shows us which way to go.
When you see that many people with a smile on their face, then you must be doing something right.
You can usually tell when I'm happy by the fact that I've put on weight.
My mom used to ask me when I was gonna write a happy song. I still tell her that it's when I start to write really happy-sounding songs that everyone needs to start worrying.
I think you have to be so indulgent in creativity in that, if you're happy, it's successful. If it's then financially successful, which is different parameters, then you're also happy.
Even colors were important to me. If it was a somber scene, the colors were muted and dark. If it was a happy or seductive scene, the colors were brighter.
