You have to have confidence in your vision or else no one else will trust in it.

All mistakes teach us something, so there are, in reality, no mistakes.

Art is a spiritual function of man, which aims at freeing him from life's chaos.

The greatest reward of righteousness is peace of mind.

There are things that are not sayable. That's why we have art.

You can't shake hands with a clenched fist.

Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn.

No amount of skillful invention can replace the essential element of imagination.

To have courage for whatever comes in life — everything lies in that.

Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

The art of life is not controlling what happens to us, but using what happens to us.