The model for me is a touchstone, it is a door which I must break open in order to reach the garden in which I am alone and feel good, even the model exists only for what use I can make of it.

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.

I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck.

He's a nightmare, " she said. "I can be, too." Rook answered, his red eyes glowing. "Just try me.

You are my angel and my damnation

Everyone needs a facelift, except if you are from Brooklyn then you need a nose job !!!

As often as I have witnessed the miracle [birth], held the perfect creature with its tiny hands and feet, each time I have felt as though I were entering a cathedral with prayer in my heart.

Love alone makes us happy, because we live in relation, and we live to love and to be loved.

I'm paranoid. On my stationary bike, I have a rear view mirror.

Most profoundly deaf people have speech that is very difficult to understand.

A few years ago, I decided I wanted to be home with my family.

There are two different kinds of actors. There are people who take it just so damn seriously. Then there are guys like me that just get up and love doing it.