The Official Bulletin declared that the Poles should be as proud of me as the Germans are of Mozart; obvious nonsense.

Nothing is more beautiful than a guitar, except, possibly two.

Even in winter it shall be green in my heart.

Simplicity is the highest goal, achievable when you have overcome all difficulties.

I tell my piano the things I used to tell you

Put all your soul into it, play the way you feel!

Nothing is more odious than music without hidden meaning.

Sometimes I can only groan, and suffer, and pour out my despair at the piano.

Oh, how miserable it is to have no one to share your sorrows and joys, and, when your heart is heavy, to have no soul to whom you can pour out your woes.

Time is the best of critics; and patience the best of teachers.

It is dreadful when something weighs on your mind, not to have a soul to unburden yourself to. You know what I mean. I tell my piano the things I used to tell you.

Art and disease proliferate via contagion, and similar conditions favor both.

I’m aware of my actions and responsible for them, so I don’t owe any explanation to anyone.

...you can have a dark heart and be a writer, but you can't have a black one..

We learned about honesty and integrity - that the truth matters... that you don't take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules... and success doesn't count unless you earn it fair and square.

You know what, we're very skinny in our family.

The first time that I came to Cannes, I think it was in 1953, I was 18 and unknown.

I'm no robin hood, I enjoy making the money.

Imagine all the people Sharing all the world.

My idea of life, it's what happens when they're rolling the credits.

Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.