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Artistic expression Quotes

"Exaggerate the essential, leave the obvious vague."

"I pride myself on the fact that my work has no socially redeeming value"

"You need chaos in your soul to give birth to a dancing star."

"The artist is of no importance. Only what he creates is important."

"I don’t want to be just an actor. I want to be an artist, and there’s a big difference."

"I don't think people listen to my stuff. They just listen to the bullshit."

"And what is wonderful about movies is that once they’re done, they belong to the people. Once you make it, it’s what they see. That’s where my head is at."

"The challenge for me as an actor is if you become a celebrity, you don’t meet strangers anymore. And strangers, are where we have our anonymity. And I believe it’s essential for the soul to be anonymous, especially if you’re going to be an actor."

"To me, bad taste is what entertainment is all about"

"As a poet, I should like to say that my only argument is with those who do not interest me, and that I can have no quarrel with those who do."

"A concert is not a live rendition of our album. It's a theatrical event."

"The music, for me, doesn't come on a schedule."

"The beautiful feeling after writing a poem is on the whole better even than after sex, and that's saying a lot."

"I am God's vessel but my greatest pain in life is that I will never be able to see myself perform live"

"I try to give the audience a sense of the wide range of human experience"

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