Man is buffeted by circumstances so long as he believes himself to be the creature of outside conditions, but when he realizes that he is a creative power, and that he may command the hidden soil and seeds of his being out of which circumstances grow, he then becomes the rightful master of himself. That

Composer, sculptor, painter, poet, prophet, sage, these are the makers of the after-world, the architects of heaven. The world is beautiful because they have lived; without them, labouring humanity would perish.

Everybody always laughs because I feel so much more comfortable with, like, a giant paper bag on my whole body and paint on my face. Sometimes I try really hard to take it all off. But inevitably what's underneath is still not a straight edge. And I don't think it ever will be.

If you're a human being, you can attempt to do what other human beings have done. We don't understand talent any more than we understand electricity.

If God miraculously created all that is, including you and me, then to say that we need miracles is an understatement. Our only response to that idea should be undying gratitude.

I always struggle with making the technical aspects of the plot fit with the story that's unfolding in my imagination.

Your crown has been bought and paid for. Put it on your head and wear it.

An apple only falls far from its tree when carried away by divine winds.

The single common denominator of men and women who achieve great things is a sense of destiny.

Beauty is an internal light, a spiritual radiance that all women have, but most women hide - unconsciously denying its existence. What we do not claim, remains invisible.

I prefer women with a past. They're always so damned amusing to talk to.

There is spontaneity to my work.