Fools talk of imitation and copying, all is imitation

I wish you would recollect that Painting and Punctuality mix like Oil and Vinegar, and that Genius and regularity are utter Enemies and must be to the end of time.

We love a genius for what he leaves and mourn him for what he takes away

Though I'm a rogue in talking upon Painting & Love I can be serious and honest upon any subject thoroughly pleasing to me.

Many a real genius is lost in the fictitious character of the Gentleman. I am the most inconsistent, changeable being so full of fits and starts.

I am not designed to come secondor third, I am designedto win.

When justice happens to oppose prejudice, we are apt to believe it virtuous to disobey her.

I used to be a mean maniac. Someone once threw a firecracker at a show and I jumped off the side of the stage and whacked 'em on the side of the head.

There was a time when time did not yet exist. … The rejection of birth is nothing but the nostalgia for this time before time.

Respect every opponent, but fear none.

The fact is, art is alive. It's moving around. It's alive.

My point is that, over the years, I've taught five thousand people acting and lately I have a lot of energy on these kids, having the same break I had as a high school girl.

If you treat people with dignity, respect and friendliness, you can turn enemies into friends. An enemy is nothing but a friend in disguise.

Ye towers of Julius, London's lasting shame, With many a foul and midnight murder fed.

The biggest research of all when I do a character is self-examination. You look at yourself and you ask, 'How am I similar to this person and how am I different?'