Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears from the eyes of woman.

Intellectual passion drives out sensuality.

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

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

I don't know anything about music. In my line you don't have to.

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.

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.

Rhythm is something you either have or don't have, but when you have it, you have it all over.

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

Art is never finished, only abandoned.

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

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.

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

It's so sweet, I feel like my teeth are rotting when I listen to the radio.

The true art of memory is the art of attention.

A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do.

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

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

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

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

I think another thing is that we don't really want exclusivity. We accept that it is in the artist's interest to be on sale in every place where they sell music.