Art must be a slow and normal evolution.

If I miss one day of practice, I notice it. If I miss two days, the critics notice it. If I miss three days, the audience notices it.

I owe my sucess in one per cent to my talent, in ten per cent to luck, and in ninety per cent to hard word. Work, work, and more work is the secret to success.

I cannot imagine a genuinely happy home without music in it.

You are a dear soul who plays polo, and I am a poor Pole who plays solo.

If I do not practice one day; I know it. If I do not practice the next, the orchestra knows it; if I do not practice the third day, the whole world knows it.

The culture of any country is gauged first by its progress in art.

Art without technique is invertebrate, shapeless, characterless.

The very essence of success is practice.

When one is an artist, what else can he be?

Man is naturally lazy, therefore he invents labor-saving devices.

He wrapped his arms around me. We were cuddled up like a couple of spoons in a cutlery drawer.

Human life is driven forward by its dim apprehension of notions too general for its existing language.

A speculator is a man who, if he dies at the right time, has a rich widow.

Detroit's political leadership is a parasite that has outgrown its host.

Being an American means never having to say you're sorry.

If it's possible to be in a good situation replacing a legend, he's in a good situation.

It's better to create something that others criticise than to create nothing and criticise others. Go create, have fun!!

Creativity exists more in the searching than in the finding.

value exists only where there is consciousness. Where nothing ever is felt, nothing matters.

Directing is a nice job. It's the best job for me. If I had to pay money to do it, I would do it... Directing is playing. Acting.