Imaginations and illusions are always so much more powerful and bigger than this mediocre and boring thing called reality.

In retrospect I would say from Donald Duck I have learned more about life than from all the schools I ever attended.

Art is a weapon for me, with which I can strike back.

The first time I saw a picture of Elvis - I was in a state of shock, because I couldn't believe that a human being could be so beautiful.

I feel there is a strong bond between artists and children and all other sacred fools.

My art was not an answer - it was a question.

Warhol is the pre-Helnwein.

The greatest writers have persistence.

Stand up

Lothaire is very much alive.”“You swear?”“Often. Though not as much as foul-mouthed Regin. I try not to in front of Bertil.” She petted the bat.“I meant—will Lothaire live?”“He will.

you are good when you strive to give of yourself.

Life is an exciting business, and most exciting when it is lived for others.

Christianity began as a religion of the poor and dispossessed - farmers, fishermen, Bedouin shepherds. There's a great lure to that kind of simplicity and rigor - the discipline, the call to action.

My laundry list of wants in a partner is basically kindness. I want someone who is kind, and that's kind of where it begins and ends. I'm open to being surprised.

The phrase 'I can't' doesn't mean anything to me anymore, not because of my ego but because I know anything is possible.

Do we tend to recall the most important parts of a novel or those that speak most directly to us, the truest lines or the flashiest ones?

If you ask me to describe my relationship, I mean - words are too clumsy to accurately describe how I feel in that regard, particularly in an interview. It’s a strange thing.