Do all the work you can; that is the whole philosophy of the good way of life.

If one considered life as a simple loan, one would perhaps be less exacting. We possess actually nothing; everything goes through us.

Everyone knows that yellow, orange, and red suggest ideas of joy and plenty. I can paint you the skin of Venus with mud, provided you let me surround it as I will.

A picture is nothing but a bridge between the soul of the artist and that of the spectator.

The artist who aims at perfection in everything achieves it in nothing.

We work not only to produce, but to give value to time.

Talent does whatever it wants to do. Genius does only what it can.

One never paints violently enough.

Seeing artistically does not happen automatically. We must constantly develop our powers of observation.

A fine suggestion, a sketch with great feeling, can be as expressive as the most finished product.

What moves those of genius, what inspires their work is not new ideas, but their obsession with the idea that what has already been said is still not enough.

Any hand can condem, but it takes a helping hand to build.

If there are no barriers to cross or demons to slay to reach the desired destination, we will not call it a success.

I travel around the world, and there are so many beautiful girls, but that's not going to make you a supermodel. You have to have something more than just a pretty face.

The greatest advantage I know of being thought a wit by the world is, that it gives one the greater freedom of playing the fool.

Love-making is an art which must be studied.

I wanted to be a jockey. I'm serious. First time I got on a horse, I loved it. That's what I wanted to be, but my dad asked me to start performing with my family.

I would rather give full vent to all human loves and disappointments, and take a chance on being corny, than die a smartass.

No gangster is ever happy when he's at peace. The main reason he's in the business is to eliminate his enemies.

I have a really big interest in the spirit world: spooks and the things we can't necessarily see but feel.

I don't think that money makes you any better brought up than I was.