I have a problem with being a hero, but that's another problem.

The function of the artist in a disturbed society is to give awareness of the universe, to ask the right questions, and to elevate the mind.

I think communication starts when words are not present at all ... I think we put so much emphasis on language, actually silence is so much more important.

Theatre is fake... The knife is not real, the blood is not real, and the emotions are not real. Performance is just the opposite: the knife is real, the blood is real, and the emotions are real.

Because we never stop silently loving those who we once loved out loud

I am only interested in the ideas that become obsessive and make me feel uneasy. The ideas that I'm afraid of.

True love for whatever you are doing is the answer to everything.

A great artist has to be ready to fail.

Your ego can become an obstacle to your work. If you start believing in your greatness, it is the death of your creativity.

When you have so much pain, you think you will lose consciousness. If you say to yourself, ‘So what, lose consciousness,’ the pain goes away.

If we go for the easy way, then we never change.

Misfortunes make us wise

Education is the key to progress and success for human beings and for a nation.

Beauty is not in the moon, but it is in your mind and in the reflection of your heart.

In the traditional Islamic world, the hierarchy of the arts was not based on whether they were "fine" or "industrial" or "minor". It was based upon the effect of art on the soul of the human being.

If you want your children to improve let them overhear the nice things you say about them to others.

I've never gotten over high school, to the extent that I'm still a little surprised that my friends want to hang out with me.

Know thyself' was written over the portal of the antique world. Over the portal of the new world, 'Be thyself' shall be written.

I do six shows a week. Sometimes my voice gets tired, but I love it.

Sometimes guessing is the best you can do. In the real world, we guess all the time and it serves us well.

To be caught happy in a world of misery was for an honest man the most despicable of crimes.