The painter tries to catch the magic of the lights and shadows and passing graces of the human face he paints, but he never wholly succeeds in overtaking the reality.

All great art is an imperfect, halting attempt to catch up upon life.

Life is the greatest art of all, and the master artist is the man who is living the beautiful life.

What is it at which all true artists are aiming? It is life, it is reality.

He was so damn hard, he could chip the ice from his truck's windshield with his rigid pecker.

The mission of the church is to make the world a holy place.

A bachelor is one who enjoys the chase but does not eat the game.

The fact is every single day in the ordinary American people, America's families have to make decisions about their families and that should be made by them, not by the Texas or United States.

I prepared five songs, I sang them, and he hired me. I started working about a month later at the piano bar.

I have two Iceland horses, a very hairy dog called Looney, and a guinea pig.

A great piece of music is beautiful regardless of how it is performed.

Learning how to make your own fun and discover things on your own is something that is applicable to any job, any relationship, any trip, any adventure in life.

Marriage is the wastebasket for human emotions.

I've had a lot of fun watching my husband's wonderful career as a filmmaker unfold and all the interesting places we've been and people we've met. It's just been a really enjoyable ride.