The true use of art is, first, to cultivate the artist's own spiritual nature.

You must suggest to me reality---you can never show me reality.

The true end of Art is not to imitate a fixed material condition, but to represent a living motion.

The world is merciless, and it's also very beautiful.

It takes only a bit of tragedy to destroy insta-love.

Resolute, responsible, determined, knowledgeable, and perceptive

Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of reference.

I spent 24 and a half years in prison

Also, in my acting, I feel very much like a storyteller, exploring the flaws of the characters that I interpret. I look for the imperfections, and I love a character that is just so flawed.

There is one aspect of happiness that's been well studied, and it's the notion of flow. Ask yourselves, when for you does time stop? When are you truly at home, wanting to be no place else?

I never really wanted to be a model. But when the opportunity came, I grabbed it.

To create a memorable design you need to start with a thought that's worth remembering.

Facts mean nothing unless they are rightly understood, rightly related and rightly interpreted.