One thing that really appeals to me is this idea of music being a living thing that has an evolution that, in a way, enables the artist to sell a process rather than a piece of product.

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.

Music is mediator between spiritual and sensual life.

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

Intellectual passion drives out sensuality.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Let silence be the art you practice.

The only escape from the miseries of life are music and cats...

Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music.

An artist's duty is rather to stay open-minded and in a state where he can receive information and inspiration. You always have to be ready for that little artistic Epiphany.

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

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

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

Everything in the universe has a rhythm, everything dances.