That others grasp what I have in mind seems unessential, at least as long as they have something else in theirs.

If you can imagine a thing, conjure it up in space then you can make it... The universe is real but you can't see it. You have to imagine it. Then you can be realistic about reproducing it.

To most people who look at a mobile, it's no more than a series of flat objects that move. To a few, though, it may be poetry.

Just as one can compose colors, or forms, so one can compose motions.

When everything goes right a mobile is a piece of poetry that dances with the joy of life and surprise!

Above all, art should be fun.

To an engineer, good enough means perfect. With an artist, there's no such thing as perfect.

The universe is real, but you can't see it. You have to imagine it.

My fan mail is enormous. Everyone is under six.

About my method of work: first it’s the state of mind—Elation (joy).

My whole theory about art is the disparity that exists between form, masses and movement.

I spend a lot of time imagining things - in fact, you could say that imagining things is my job.

Even when the world throws it worst and then turns in its back, there is still always hope

And I love kick boxing. It's a lot of fun. It gives you a lot of confidence when you can kick somebody in the head.

I wanted to be a musician but I didn't have the talent for it, so I decided I wanted to be famous, so I became an actor.

In the end, the secret to learning is so simple: Think only about whatever you love. Follow it, do it, dream about it...and it will hit you: learning was there all the time, happening by itself.

You would think that everyone would leap at the chance to get rid of sin. Not so. They want relief not a cure.

Man is unique not because he does science, and his is unique not because he does art, but because science and art equally are expressions of his marvelous plasticity of mind.

The great thing about social movements is everybody gets to be a part of them.

The stupidest thing that a writer can do is write a memoir I think, unless it's right before you die -- maybe.

The conscience of this nation is the Constitution.