Every actor in his heart believes everything bad that's printed about him.
I accept chaos, I'm not sure whether it accepts me.
Real popular culture is folk art - coalminers' songs and so forth.
Art is never finished, only abandoned.
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.
Play it fuckin' loud!
Music with dinner is an insult, both to the cook and the violinist.
Art is magic delivered from the lie of being truth.
I don't know anything about music. In my line you don't have to.
The true art of memory is the art of attention.
Singers come and go, but if you're a good actor, you can last a long time
A great poet is the most precious jewel of a nation.
The man who writes about himself and his own time is the only man who writes about all people and all time.
Music can change the world because it can change people.
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.
The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.
Artistic temperament is a disease that afflicts amateurs.
Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.
Comedy is the blues for people who can?t sing.
We're not trying to change the world; just music.
Art is always and everywhere the secret confession, and at the same time the immortal movement of its time