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

The true art of memory is the art of attention.

One thing that really appeals to me is this idea of music being a living thing that has an evolution that, in a way, enables the artist to sell a process rather than a piece of product.

And I'll stand on the ocean until I start sinking.

I can't listen to that much Wagner. I start getting the urge to conquer Poland.

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

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

If you do not breathe through writing, if you do not cry out in writing, or sing in writing, then don't write, because our culture has no use for it.

The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.

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

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

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

What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.

After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is 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?

When you were young, and your heart, was an open book. You used to say, live and let live.

Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.

I have a genuine love affair with my audience. When I`m on stage they`re not privileged to see me. It`s a privilege for me to see them.

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.

Music with dinner is an insult, both to the cook and the violinist.

Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and dance.