Art first of all is optical. That's where the material of our art is: in what our eyes think.

The Louvre is the book in which we learn to read.

Keep good company - that is, go to the Louvre.

Time and reflection change the sight little by little 'till we come to understand.

People think how a sugar basin has no physiognomy, no soul. But it changes every day.

Art is a harmony parallel with nature.

The most seductive thing about art is the personality of the artist himself.

The truth is in nature, and I shall prove it.

Genius is the ability to renew one's emotions in daily experience.

Light is a thing that cannot be reproduced, but must be represented by something else - by color.

The awareness of our own strength makes us modest.

New morning, new moment of miracles.

Politics is shit

Always be careful of where you run to. When the going gets tough, take it easy and slow down, else you venture into the den of lions.

However, that old mode of Polish filmmaking virtually disappeared.

Great joy, especially after a sudden change of circumstances, is apt to be silent, and dwells rather in the heart than on the tongue.

People who say that they can't appreciate a great wine generally haven't tasted one

Vicarious living is only slightly less impossible than vicarious eating.

Being consistent is way less interesting than being yourself. And if you're not interesting? Good luck with your Big Consistency Project.

[While writing], I'll go anywhere I find that is quiet, has no internet. I have a big internet problem.

Be always displeased with what you are if you wish to be what you are not. Always add, always walk, always proceed. Neither stand still nor go back nor deviate.