> Why does everything that lives have to die?< So life would be precious, Asher. Something that is yours forever, is never precious.

Art is whether or not there is a scream in him wanting to get out in a special way.

Something that is yours forever is never precious

I do not have many things that are meaningful to me. Except my doubts and my fears. And my art.

... an artist is a person first. He is an individual. If there is no person, there is no artist.

Art is a person's private vision expressed in aesthetic forms.

It's not a pretty world, Papa.''I've noticed, ' my father said softly.

Millions of people can draw. Art is whether there is a scream in you wanting to get out in a special way.

It was no joy waking up after a dream about that man. He left a taste of thunder in my mouth.

An artist has got to get acquainted with himself just as much as he can. It is no easy job, for it is not a present-day habit of humanity.

An artist is a person first.

You can try to dirty my name, but I'll wear your hate like war paint.

If you fail, never give up. Keep trying, you will succeed.

Well did you call the hypothetical hardware store and buy a theoretical chainsaw?-- Pam to Jessica, True Blood

Because thankfulness is the tonic that always cures the cancers of greed, envy and jealously, it should be taken in liberal doses daily.

I met Peter Sellers when I was 21 and we got married ten days later. He was not right mentally, but I hung in there for four years before I left.

Work? I never worked a day in my life. I always loved what I was doing, had a passion for it.

Whatever you're thinking about is literally like planning a future event. When you're worrying, you are planning. When you are appreciating, you are planning...What are you planning?

nothing now exists that is so valuable as whatever theoretically might replace it.

You want ME in the ring? Now I know you've been drinking

Beware of stupid people who are motivated and energetic.