The painter must always seek the essence of things, always represent the essential characteristics and emotions of the person he is painting.

It is not bright colors but good drawing that makes figures beautiful.

From the example of the past, the man of the present acts prudently so as not to imperil the future.

Those who are compelled to paint by force, without being in the necessary mood, can produce only ungainly works, because this profession requires an unruffled temper.

A good painter needs only three colours: black, white and red.

I think I am beginning to learn something about painting.

Art is stronger than Nature

He who improvises can never make a perfect line of poetry.

Painting done under pressure by artists without the necessary talent can only give rise to formlessness, as painting is a profession that requires peace of mind.

To secure peace is to prepare for war.

Early in my career, I got roles that demanded that I be fit to carry off the angry young man look. Of course, I'm a fitness freak, and that's something I picked up from my dad.

THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL PROPERTIES with basketball courts, bathroom facilities, toilet facilities. Many young people would love to get the hell out of cities

If we hadn't put a man on the moon, there wouldn't be a Silicon Valley today

Do you see any majority, anywhere, in this imperfect and irreligious world, admitting that the minority is precious? That any minority is precious?

My wife will tell you that if you feel my hands before I walk on for a performance, you could chill a bottle of wine.

All power appears only in transition. Permanent power is stuff.

An entrepreneur tends to bite off a little more than he can chew hoping he'll quickly learn how to chew it.

A man is in the right in being a man; it is the woman who is in the wrong.