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

Singers come and go, but if you're a good actor, you can last a long time

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

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.

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.

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.

The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity.

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

Everything in the universe has a rhythm, everything dances.

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

Art is magic delivered from the lie of being truth.

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

The true art of memory is the art of attention.

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

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

Intellectual passion drives out sensuality.

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

The music industry can make you feel like a prostitute.

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

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

The only escape from the miseries of life are music and cats...