I do feel ashamed of having participated to the slightest even as a tool in those dark days. But I was obliged to serve the state to which I had taken an oath. It was a tragic fate.

I can spot a musical type. I can tell by looking at a woman whether she is a contralto or a soprano.

Those Russians. They did worse things when they entered Pomerania than we ever did in Russia.

Destiny stands by sarcastic with our dramatis personae folded in her hand.

Our life is not of this world.

Yes, I am an author. I have written some beautiful love stories and witnessed some ugly relationships.

If you do a good job for others, you heal yourself at the same time, because a dose of joy is a spiritual cure.

All prejudices may be traced back to the intestines. A sedentary life is the real sin against the Holy Ghost.

Ladies and gentlemen are permitted to have friends in the kennel, but not in the kitchen.

I don't have a favorite place to see art. I like to encounter it anywhere, museum, gallery, home, studio, street... I do prefer to see good art, when I see art, but it doesn't matter where I see it.

Till man destroys "self" he is no true friend of God.

There's some anxiety the 30 minutes before the show starts. But once you step on stage and face the people, everything goes away, and you have fun and enjoy the audience.

The only enemy of art is taste.