I rather like a certain clumsiness in a work of art.

Contrary to general belief, an artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs.

I don't want to write any more for the old Man-power instruments and am handicapped by the lack of adequate electrical instruments for which I now conceive my music.

A man is culpable in the eyes of society when he escapes from the jurisdiction of its mediocrity.

I do not write experimental music. My experimenting is done before I make the music. Afterwards it is the listener who must experiment.

Music is organized sound.

A work of art must make the rules: rules do not make a work of art...I tell people I am not a musician; I work with rhythms, frequencies and intensities...tunes are merely the gossips of music.

Music, which should pulsate with life, needs new means of expression, and science alone can infuse it with youthful vigor.

I was not influenced by composers as much as by natural objects and physical phenomena.

I dream of instruments obedient to my thought and which with their contribution of a whole new world of unsuspected sounds, will lend themselves to the exigencies of my inner rhythm.

Men set themselves a goal, and having attained it, are satisfied and grow paunches. In their complacency they forget that their only future is now death.

Gravity is a contributing factor in nearly 73 percent of all accidents involving falling objects.

Calico KittyMy calico kittywas painted and primedshe could prowlthe night away ~without spending a dime...

My ideal role would be anything that allows me to play anyone the public is familiar with and to be able to show them that, but in a new light.

I think that the minute that you have a backup plan, you've admitted that you're not going to succeed.

To his amazement, he could already hear Henry snoring in the backseat. That guy could fall asleep on a car trip to the mailbox.

Eventually everyone will have the opportunity to travel onto space.

If you are going down a road and don't like what's in front of you, and look behind you and don't like what you see, get off the road. Create a new path!

Only in Paris do couture workers, from seamstress to mannequin, worship a dress and treat it like a baby.

As an actress, you're already disregarded for a lot of the parts by the people who are setting up those shows. You don't need your agent to be doing the same.

As soon as I got funny, I killed any majestic intentions in my work.