Writing and performing should deepen the meaning of words, should illuminate, transfix and transform.
If a great man struggling with misfortunes is a noble object, a little man that despises them is no contemptible one.
The innocent seldom find an uncomfortable pillow.
Pleasure admitted in undue degree, enslaves the will, nor leaves the judgment free.
Fate steals along with silent tread, Found oftenest in what least we dread; Frowns in the storm with angry brow, But in the sunshine strikes the blow.
We are never more in danger than when we think ourselves most secure, nor in reality more secure than when we seem to be most in danger.
Far happier are the dead methinks than they who look for death and fear it every day.
Hitch your wagon to a star.
Well, we're all going to die, so mortality is a part of writing and life.
Just trying to get a film made which is always difficult no matter what kind of a budget you have. Not having a budget makes it even more difficult. Having nineteen days and no budget makes it extremely difficult.
I was regularly advised not to go into music, that I should give up that foolish dream.