Make copies, young man, many copies. You can only become a good artist by copying the masters.

Drawing is the honesty of art.

What do these so-called artists mean when they preach the discovery of the'new'? Is there anything new? Everything has been done, everything has been discovered.

Do not concern yourself with other people. Concern yourself with your own work alone.

A painter can turn pennies into gold, for all subjects are capable of being transformed into poems.

Draw lines - draw a lot of lines

The exhibition has now become no more than a bazaar where mediocrity spreads itself out with impudence. The exhibitions are useless and dangerous... they ought to be abolished.

It takes 25 years to learn to draw, one hour to learn to paint.

Is there anyone among the great men who has not imitated? Nothing is made with nothing.

You have to observe flowers in order to find the right tones for the folds of clothes.

The way good inventions are made is to familiarize yourself with those of others. The men who cultivate letters and the arts are all sons of Homer.

Every relationship you have, you're learning and growing and taking something from that.

But I though you were dead!" "Obviously not. Now, let's get out of here!

We need to get better at voting and be a voice for the people who do not have one.

I have a huge emotional attachment to characters I've created, especially the viewpoint characters.

You resemble what you revere, either for ruin or restoration.

Harry Potter has kindly joined us for my rebirthing party. One might go so far as to call him my guest of honor.

You can't solve a problem until you address the problem.

We think that accomplishing things will complete us, when it is experiencing life that will.

Even those who have the weakest souls could acquire absolute mastery over all their passions if we employed sufficient ingenuity in training and guiding them.

If you want India to lower tariffs and facilitate more free trade, then I think Indian producers also have a right to enter the European market.