I don't know in advance what I am going to put on canvas any more than I decide beforehand what colours I am going to use.

Everything you can imagine is real.

Action is the foundational key to all success.

Why do you try to understand art? Do you try to understand the song of a bird?

The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.

I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.

Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun.

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.

Daisies are perennials

I devoted my career to building an affinity with my fans who have supported me unflinchingly and no barbed wire fence or prison wall will stop that.

Religious beliefs are sacred to people, and at all times should be respected and honoured.

I always thought I was really thick.

A vast space naturally raises in my thoughts the idea of an Almighty Being.

I've had disappointments and heartbreaks and setbacks and roles I didn't get, but something always came along that either made me better or was an even better role.

Please eat less meat - meat is a very carbon-intensive commodity.

NO I haven't read 50 Shades of Grey - I've been close enough to Jay Leno in real life.

Someone had my number and they started text-stalking me. I've never replied to them. It was tempting to write back, but I resisted.

In terms of security for wildlife and our society, it's an incredibly alarming situation, and we need to address that.