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

Let silence be the art you practice.

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

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

Art is never finished, only abandoned.

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

Rhythm is something you either have or don't have, but when you have it, you have it all over.

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

The true art of memory is the art of attention.

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

I love rock-n-roll. I think it's an exciting art form. It's revolutionary. Still revolutionary and it changed people. It changed their hearts. But yeah, even rock-n-roll has a lot of rubbish, really bad music.

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

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

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

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

Music can change the world because it can change people.

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.

To play without passion is inexcusable!

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.

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.

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