Work cures everything.

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.

It was all I had, all I've ever had, the only currency, the only proof that I was alive. Memory.

As a young concert-going person, I was never enamoured with celebrities who would walk out to feature in certain songs and then walk off.

New York is a different breed than any other city there is. Media can be very hard on you at times, but [Patrick Ewing] did handle it like a man. He was able to prosper in that whole atmosphere.

There are times when quantity is at least as important as quality in learning an art.

My sincerity is my credentials.

Never tell me the sky is the limit when the zoning code clearly imposes a stricter limit.

I have my own personal opinions, but they're just that.

Yes, I will bring the understanding of a woman to the Court, but I doubt that alone will affect my decisions.

I am inhabited by a cry. Nightly it flaps out Looking, with its hooks, for something to love.

I do films which get me out of my comedian routine so that I don't get bored being a stand-up comedian. And with films, it's here today, gone tomorrow. So stand-up comedy is here to stay for me.