All the world is competent to judge my pictures except those who are of my profession.

I have generally found that persons who had studied painting least were the best judges of it.

The serpentine line, or the line of grace, by its waving and winding at the same time different ways, leads the eye in a pleasing manner along the continuity of its variety.

Time is not a great artist but weakens all he touches.

I know of no such thing as genius, genius is nothing but labor and diligence.

Simplicity, without variety, is wholly insipid.

Straight lines vary only in length, and therefore are least ornamental.

I think it is owing to the good sense of the English that they have not painted better.

I had rather, if cruelty has been prevented by the four prints [The Four Stages of Cruelty], be maker of them than of the [Raphael] cartoons.

She'd just thrown gasoline on the fire. Now it was up to fandom to keep it burning.

I don't know which is worse, going to the library or stealing and breaking the laws of Shabbat, but I know what the prophet's talking about when he says one sin begets another.

Remember, it's still a mystery to be an adult. If you knew it all before eighteen, you'd have nothing to look forward to.

The thing that makes 'Dirty Jobs' different is that it's one of the few shows that portrays work in a way that doesn't highlight the drudgery. Instead, it highlights the humor.

I think we're giving people something new that people didn't know was out there before.

I think I like singing when I'm singing live. It's just in the studio when it's a drag.

In the evolution of mankind there has always been a certain degree of social coherence.

My world's both parts, and 'o! Both parts must die.

When I played Robin Hood, I knew the great role was Alan Rickman's and it didn't bother me. I always think that leading actors should be called the best supporting actors.

Workers are actually being starved on the largest military base in Baghdad, and women are being raped with impunity - and because it doesn't fit into a Hollywood context it's not going to fly.