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

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

Once you become predictable, no one's interested anymore.

Music is mediator between spiritual and sensual life.

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

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

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

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

The absence of limitations is the enemy of art.

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.

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

Play it fuckin' loud!

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.

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.

Art is permitted to survive only if it renounces the right to be different, and integrates itself into the omnipotent realm of the profane.