If you can understand the inner life, then you can wear the uniform, the tattoos, or whatnot and realize that the things that are different about us become superficial.
“I'm a four star general in this thing, and you don't rise to the ranks of a four star general by hanging about the house being the perfect dad.”
“Royalties are not how most writers or musicians make their living. Musicians by and large make a living with a relationship with an audience that is economically harnessed through performance and ticket sales.”