It is for the artist... in portrait painting to put on canvas something more than the face the model wears for that one day; to paint the man, in short, as well as his features.

The world is divided into two classes - invalids and nurses.

An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.

We look at a painting to know the painter; it's his company we are after, not his skill.

If other people are going to talk, conversation becomes impossible.

As music is the poetry of sound, so is painting the poetry of sight and the subject-matter has nothing to do with harmony of sound or of color.

To say to the painter that Nature is to be taken as she is, is to say to the player that he may sit on the piano.

I always ask at once, 'Do you drink?' and if she says 'No,' I bow politely and say I am sorry but I fear she will not suit. All good cooks drink.

I can't tell you if genius is hereditary, because heaven has granted me no offspring.

For art and joy go together, with bold openness, and high head, and ready hand - fearing naught and dreading no exposure.

Mauve is just pink trying to be purple.

Walk away. Leave her be.

I believe that the Laws of Karma do not apply to show business, where good things happen to bad people on a fairly regular basis.

Olympism is the marriage of sport and culture.

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.

Success comes to those who are willing to launch toward their goals with no guarantees of success - and persist when there is every reason to give up.

Acting is a matter of giving away secrets.

I'm normally not at a loss of words but I am a little taken aback by what you're wearing; it's a little different.

Follow your gut and your heart. You'll almost always make the right choice.

You never have a friend all figured out. Just when you think you know what makes them tick, they tock.

I used to have so many opinions before I learned the facts.