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

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

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

You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul.

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

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

The man who writes about himself and his own time is the only man who writes about all people and all time.

Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best; for that we must have recourse to art.

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

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

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

Art is never finished, only abandoned.

Everything in the universe has a rhythm, everything dances.

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

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.

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?

Art is always and everywhere the secret confession, and at the same time the immortal movement of its time

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

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

The earth has music for those who listen.

Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music.