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

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

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

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

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

I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

The music industry can make you feel like a prostitute.

Critics are the men who have failed in literature and art.

The earth has music for those who listen.

Let silence be the art you practice.

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

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

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