"The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable."

"The only way to be happy is to not think about happiness."

"I think I am trying to make my head into a kind of lighthouse for other people. I'm trying to make a light shine on things I think are true."

"The function of the artist is to make the revolution irresistible."

"I believe that the most important thing a person can do is to be a good human being."