Real popular culture is folk art - coalminers' songs and so forth.

Art not only imitates nature, but also completes its deficiencies.

Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess?

I passionately hate the idea of being with it, I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time.

Intellectual passion drives out sensuality.

Artistic talent is a gift from God and whoever discovers it in himself has a certain obligation: to know that he cannot waste this talent, but must develop it.

The earth has music for those who listen.

Critics are the men who have failed in literature and art.

I accept chaos, I'm not sure whether it accepts me.

I love rock-n-roll. I think it's an exciting art form. It's revolutionary. Still revolutionary and it changed people. It changed their hearts. But yeah, even rock-n-roll has a lot of rubbish, really bad music.

Comedy is the blues for people who can?t sing.

Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

An artist's duty is rather to stay open-minded and in a state where he can receive information and inspiration. You always have to be ready for that little artistic Epiphany.

Artistic temperament is a disease that afflicts amateurs.

Being a celebrity has taught me to hide, but being an actor has opened my soul.

Music is the literature of the heart; it commences where speech ends.

I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.

We all know that art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.

I'm very happy to hear that my work inspires writers and painters. It's the most beautiful compliment, the greatest reward. Art should always be an exchange.

Adding sound to movies would be like putting lipstick on the Venus de Milo.