Mike D quotes:

Real life is much stranger than fiction, man.

Wine is similar to music in that it's a purely experiential realm, and it's a purely subjective practice. That's sort of the funny thing about wine criticism or, for that matter, music criticism. At times, those are useful guides, but ultimately it's all about how you react to that music or wine.

I have an equal amount of patience as my grade-school children, which is not great.

I do really enjoy Jay McInerney's wine writing. He's a good writer. He brings his fiction-writing skillset. He's not afraid to put wine in kind of a racy context and speak very candidly about it.

Motion Before Motivation: It means you get started FIRST, then FEEL the Inspiration to keep going.

I don't mean to brag, I don't mean to boast, But I'm intercontinental when I eat French toast.

Lofts are great. But with a home, there is a lot to be said for delineated space. To have the luxury of a little separate work space is huge - and to have the dream-sequence master bath.

For a dude, I think I do cook. I'm a stay-at-home parent a lot of the time.

It might shock you, but I haven't been to that many fashion shows, and I'd never done a commissioned piece for a fashion house.

I don't know - the idea of a specific wine paired with a specific piece of music seems a little far-fetched to me. But maybe I just need to be opened to it.

When I was growing up in New York, we were the anomaly. Our family stayed, but back then families didn't stay. Once you had a second kid, you immediately left, so the kids could run around outside.

If marijuana kills all my brain cells, then how come I can still hear them all talking to me?

If they found a way to make shooting in 240p expensive, it would be trendy.

When you quickly get into motion, a problem becomes an opportunity for growth.