How many attempts, now happy, now unhappy!... He who has not felt the difficulties of his art does nothing that counts.

Who told you that one paints with colors? One makes use of colors, but one paints with emotions.

One makes use of pigments, but one paints with one's feelings.

You can be sure that most of the high positions in the country would be empty if one were admitted only after an examination as severe as the one we painters must pass.

You are powerful, if you choose to be.

It is not enough to be happy, one must be content.

All human beings hunger for appreciation.

I like to stay fit by being generally active.

...Because what's the meaning of doing dishes if you're not driven by something beyond necessity.

I think we now come to the park expecting to win instead of playing not to lose.

The normal 21-year-old doesn't have to worry about their night out being put on TMZ.

Don’t be silly. Loving is easy. It’s finding someone to love you back that’s hard.

I've always felt that my generation was the last group to have passion about the game. Some of today's guys don't seem to share that interest and it shows.

If you write a screenplay that gets circulated, you have a bigger readership than any literary novelist. And it's an educated audience as well.