The three most important things a man has are, briefly, his private parts, his money, and his religious opinions.

Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.

If I die prematurely at any rate I shall be saved from being bored to death by my own success.

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.

Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud.

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good, clever or amiable.

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.

By the 1960s the United States had a new ruling class—the teenager!

... life itself is brief, and that is what charges the day with such ridiculous beauty.

Giving is the vital impulse and moral center of capitalism.

Perplexed and troubled at his bad success The Tempter stood, nor had what to reply, Discovered in his fraud, thrown from his hope.

The glory of 70mm is the sharpness of the image it offers.

Life is absolutely unbearable. And we're going to die.

It takes work to plot a course that is both thrilling and truthful, but it's worth it.

I do not teach. I relate.

I have a cultural background that's shaped in England, France and Germany. Bringing that in is nice, in terms of how an actor plays a role or speaks in an interview.

Ciel: *Over Sebastian's 'dead' body* THAT'S AN ORDER! WAKE UP! RIGHT NOW! Sebastian: *thinking* But I am awake.