I went into the business for the money, and the art grew out of it. If people are disillusioned by that remark, I can't help it. It's the truth.

You'll never find a rainbow if you're looking down

Nothing is permanent in this wicked world, not even our troubles.

Life could be wonderful if people would leave you alone.

Life is a beautiful, magnificent thing, even to a jellyfish.

My pain may be the reason for somebody's laugh. But my laugh must never be the reason for somebody's pain.

To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it!

We think too much and feel too little.

More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness.

Life laughs at you when you are unhappy; Life smiles at you when you are happy; But life salutes you when you make other happy.

Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even our troubles.

Perhaps Nesta will take up the blood-drinking habit, too. I certainly believe her threat to rip out my throat. Maybe she'll enjoy the taste.

The politician in my country seeks votes, affection and respect, in that order. With few notable exceptions, they are simply men who want to be loved.

Have a life that matters. A life with purpose. Find your own way but don't lose sight of the journey.

The commandment to avoid contention applies to those who are right as well as those who are wrong.

Some men think that the globe is a sponge that God puts into their hands to squeeze for their own garden or flower-pot.

And men my prophet wail deride!

All good art is abstract.

Most people are dead. Did you know that? It's true, out of all the people that ever were, almost all of them are dead.

Sometimes what happens is that, when you micromanage actors and moments, it just doesn't quite live.

The best is good enough for me.