Art has to address eternal issues.

Trust that little voice in your head that says 'Wouldn't it be interesting if...'; And then do it.

I believe in the imagination. What I cannot see is infinitely more important than what I can see.

I am an expressionist and by that I mean that I'm not a photographer or a writer or a painter or a tap dancer, but rather someone who expresses himself according to his needs.

Don’t try to be an artist. Find the thing within you that needs to be expressed. You might find it is art.

Even in the deepest love relationship - when lovers say 'I love you' to each other - we don't really know what we're saying, because language isn't equal to the complexity of human emotions.

Photography deals exquisitely with appearances, but nothing is what it appears to be.

Art is really whispering, not shouting.

In the West, people tend to look at life as spectators, but in the East, people are the thing.

The majority of photographers focus on the obvious. They believe and accept what their eyes tell them, and yet eyes know nothing.

All good work has magic in it, and addresses the mind in a subtle way.

We all have had our share of broken promises.. Learn from those who do not honor their words and put your focus on "Being Honorable" ~bns

Because of the lack of education on AIDS, discrimination, fear, panic, and lies surrounded me.

I am fully aware that everybody has a right to succeed, and success should be with ethics.

But I love stand-up, and it's where I came from creatively, so it's something I never want to walk away from.

In the trial of Saddam Hussein on Tuesday, witnesses emotionally testified about the abuse the former dictator inflicted on them. Afterward, a tearful Saddam said, 'Ah, good times.'

Listen. To live is to be marked. To live is to change, to acquire the words of a story, and that is the only celebration we mortals really know. In perfect stillness, frankly, I've only found sorrow.

I always wanted to play music and have it be my career and knew this by the age of 12

When you work hard and you treat people great, regardless of what it is that you're doing, naturally people want to help and do things.

I allow a lot of room for improvisation and funny stuff. I always feel planned.

Social change can be seen as a mosaic, taking that which is broken and creating something new.