All creative work, all life in a sense, is a cri de coeur.
. . . when caught unawares I usually tell the truth, and what's duller than that?
It is not enough that I succeed, everyone else must fail.
Every artist is an unhappy lover. And unhappy lovers want to tell their story.
The most essential and fundamental aspect of culture is the study of literature, since this is an education in how to picture and understand human situations.
A middling talent makes for a more serene life.
Art is the final cunning of the human soul which would rather do anything than face the gods.
If you think I'm over-the-top, I am.
I love producing, I love bringing things together.
I don't want to be on the cover of Playboy or Vogue.
Dreamers who regard dreams as important and even vital to success in life will receive and remember helpful dreams.