I've never met a genius. A genius to me is someone who does well at something he hates. Anybody can do well at something he loves - it's just a question of finding the subject.
“I didn't grow up with great privilege, nor did I grow up wanting for anything. I was a middle-class kid and, relative to the rest of the world, that's great wealth.”
“I have a superstition about saying too much about what I want to happen, just in case it all disappears, or someone else comes along and beats me to it.”