An artist must be free to choose what he does, certainly, but he must also never be afraid to do what he might choose.
Let my enemies devour each other.
Take me, I am the drug; take me, I am hallucinogenic.
It’s OK to be different.
The role of the artist is exactly the same as the role of the lover. If I love you, I have to make you conscious of the things you don’t see.
Artists are here to disturb the peace.
The object of the artist is the creation of the beautiful. What the beautiful is is another question.
The miniatures of the Mughal period are really the pinnacle of Indian artistic achievement. And not a single one of those paintings is done by an individual artist.
Pay attention to the cracks, because that’s where the light gets in.
It is not the job of artists to give the audience what the audience want. If the audience knew what they needed, then they wouldn’t be the audience. They would be the artist. It is the job of artists to give the audience what they need.
We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity; more than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost.
You’ll find that life is still worthwhile, if you just smile.
More than machinery, we need humanity.
You have to believe in yourself. That’s the secret.
Artistry is important. Skill, hard work, rewriting, editing, and careful, careful craft: All of these are necessary. These are what separate the beginners from experienced artists.
The rapists of the intellectual world become politicians; the seducers become artists.
Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.
The true beauty of music is that it connects people.
If we could be heroes, if just for one day.
Create like a god, command like a king, work like a slave.