Acceptance, under someone else's terms, is worse than rejection.

If painting is no longer needed, it seems a pity that some of us are born into the world with such a passion for line and color.

I have touched with a sense of art some people-they felt the love and the life. Can you offer me anything to compare to that joy for an artist?

Women should be someone and not something.

I think that if you shake the tree, you ought to be around when the fruit falls to pick it up.

There are two ways for a painter: the broad and easy one or the narrow and hard one.

I am independent! I can live alone and I love to work.

The first sight of Degas' pictures was the turning point of my artistic life.

It changed my life. I saw art then as I wanted to see it.

There's only one thing in life for a woman; it's to be a mother... A woman artist must be... capable of making primary sacrifices.

It is as well not to have too great an admiration for your master's work. You will be in less danger of imitating him.

For us, the playground of fiction is just as important as reality

Sweep the broomOver sand and stone.Softly, gently, Brush away the dust.Listen to the leavesAs they sing in the tree.Peace fills the soulWhen living well.

The golden rule for every business man is this: 'Put yourself in your customer's place.'

The future has a way of arriving unannounced.

You go to the ballet and you see girls dancing on their tiptoes. Why don't they just get taller girls?

I think there's a far more general audience now because I've done more populist stuff on telly.

One of the greatest moments of my career was on the road promoting 'Superbad' with Michael Cera and Chris Mintz-Plasse. We were showing the movie at colleges.

I take a much more pragmatic view than many people on the Left about working with Neil Kinnock. Kinnock represents the best vehicle possible for achieving socialism now.

I used to be able to do the Chinese splits, where you open your legs sideways.

The bottom line is I'm a slow zombie guy - I'm always a slow zombie guy but I also know I'm in the minority.