Every actor in his heart believes everything bad that's printed about him.

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

And, in the end The love you take is equal to the love you make.

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

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

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

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

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

Poets and heroes are of the same race, the latter do what the former conceive.

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.

The spoken form is in fact a very restrained representation of what is possible in the musical language.

Music should be something that makes you gotta move, inside or outside

The true art of memory is the art of attention.

One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.

Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.

Play it fuckin' loud!

We're not trying to change the world; just music.

Each song is a child I nourish and give my love to. But even if you have never written a song, your life is a song. How can it not be?

Once you become predictable, no one's interested anymore.

A great poet is the most precious jewel of a nation.

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