Ever since there have been men, man has given himself over to too little joy. That alone, my brothers, is our original sin. I should believe only in a God who understood how to dance.

There are always flowers for those who want to see them.

Creative people are curious, flexible, and independent with a tremendous spirit and a love of play.

Don't wait for inspiration. It comes while one is working.

Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us.

The essential thing is to work in a state of mind that approaches prayer.

Color was not given to us in order that we should imitate Nature. It was given to us so that we can express our emotions.

The artist begins with a vision - a creative operation requiring effort. Creativity takes courage.

I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.

Don't try to be original. Be simple. Be good technically, and if there is something in you, it will come out.

Nothing can be accomplished without love.

Filmmaking is not the work of the weak-minded. It may not be rocket science, but it requires ten times more strength of the mind than that.

I believe in letting the story speak for itself.

A finished person is a boring person.

The road may bend out of sight at times, but I know what lies ahead: the faraway horses.

There's only two things you can start without a plan: a riot and a family, for everything else you need a plan.

What can I know? What ought I to do? What may I hope?

Take it easy driving– the life you save may be mine.

Necessity, they say, is mother of invention, but fear, too, is not barren of ingenious suggestions.

The silence of a flower: a kind of silence which we continually evade, of which we find only the shadow in dreams.