The painter must enclose himself within his work; he must respond not with words, but with paintings.

The Louvre is the book in which we learn to read.

Keep good company - that is, go to the Louvre.

Time and reflection change the sight little by little 'till we come to understand.

People think how a sugar basin has no physiognomy, no soul. But it changes every day.

Art is a harmony parallel with nature.

The most seductive thing about art is the personality of the artist himself.

The truth is in nature, and I shall prove it.

Genius is the ability to renew one's emotions in daily experience.

Light is a thing that cannot be reproduced, but must be represented by something else - by color.

The awareness of our own strength makes us modest.

For a professional magician, a stack of playing cards is as good as a stack of money.

You think that fairytales are not true, but life itself is the most magical and mysterious fairytale.

Stop setting yourself on fire for people who just stand to watch you burn.

If you decide to run for the leadership, you have to go through it with the people you love. But you also have to protect them and I am determined to protect my mum.

You know, I had the ability like a catalyst to really get everybody hyped up.

Everything in modern civilization is based on this concept of time which is not really valid.

There's been too much attention on marketing. Can't we just talk about the paintings?

You don't know me, but I know about you...I can't make you live longer. I can't stop you from hurting. But I can give you one wish, as someone did for me.

Blasphemy: a law to protect an all-powerful, supernatural deity from getting its feelings hurt.

I have a lot of funny friends, though not everyone's funny all the time. Doon Mackichan's my funniest friend in the pub; Nina Conti's the funniest with a monkey.