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

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

The true art of memory is the art of attention.

Let silence be the art you practice.

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

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

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

The earth has music for those who listen.

Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.

Music is the one incorporeal entrance into the higher world of knowledge which comprehends mankind but which mankind cannot comprehend.

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

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

People ask me how I make music. I tell them I just step into it. It's like stepping into a river and joining the flow. Every moment in the river has its song.

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

I accept chaos, I'm not sure whether it accepts me.

Music is mediator between spiritual and sensual life.

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

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

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

Artistic temperament is a disease that afflicts amateurs.

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