“The progress of an artist is a continual self-sacrifice, a continual e...” — T. S. Eliot Quote

“The progress of an artist is a continual self-sacrifice, a continual extinction of personality.”

“Moving between the legs of tables and of chairs, rising or falling, grasping at kisses and toys, advancing boldly, sudden to take alarm, retreating to the corner of arm and knee, eager to be reassured, taking pleasure in the fragrant brilliance of the Christmas tree.”

“It's not wise to violate rules until you know how to observe them.”

“I wish I was a great writer or a great journalist or a great scientist or a great artist; I'm not.”

“It betrays hubris on the part of the artist to think his medium is limiting him, and I think we all recognize this.”

“Producing has empowered me as an artist in a specific way. It's forced a certain kind of maturity.”