The artist has to look at life as he did when he was a child. If he loses that faculty, he cannot express himself in an original, that is, a personal way.

There are always flowers for those who want to see them.

Creative people are curious, flexible, and independent with a tremendous spirit and a love of play.

Don't wait for inspiration. It comes while one is working.

Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us.

The essential thing is to work in a state of mind that approaches prayer.

Color was not given to us in order that we should imitate Nature. It was given to us so that we can express our emotions.

Ever since there have been men, man has given himself over to too little joy. That alone, my brothers, is our original sin. I should believe only in a God who understood how to dance.

The artist begins with a vision - a creative operation requiring effort. Creativity takes courage.

I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.

Don't try to be original. Be simple. Be good technically, and if there is something in you, it will come out.

There was not even any hope for Miss Roach that Mr. Thwaites would ever die.

If there were no heaven and no hell, I would still want to be a Christian because of what it does for our homes and our own families in this life.

You wear a mask for so long, you forget who you were beneath it.

I think about cars to try and distract myself. It's a good way to relax, take your mind off everything.

Observe, don't imitate.

In Los Angeles, everything is 100 percent organic, except the people.

The quicksilver of creativity will not be solidified by legal pronouncement; it will necessarily flow into new and sometimes frightening fields.

My assumption is that fundamentally the picture of the human animal, as developed by Freud, is largely right.

Do not shout at me, Mr. Quill," said John [Adams]. "Justice may be blind, but she is not deaf.

The biggest thing politically within fashion is that the clothing should be displayed on different body shapes.