“Je choisis mes amis pour leur bonne présentation, mes connaissances pour leur bon caractère et mes ennemis pour leur bonne intelligence. Un homme ne peut être trop soigneux dans le choix de ses ennemis.” -Oscar Wilde Le portrait de Dorian Gray

"Les films ont le pouvoir de capturer les rêves. Georges Méliès.

Dont confuse legibility with communication. Just because something is legible doesnt mean it communicates and, more importantly, doesnt mean it communicates the right thing. David Carson

Graphic design will save the world right after rock and roll does. David Carson.

Dans la vie on ne fait pas ce que l'on veut mais on est responsable de ce que l'on est. Jean-Paul Sartre

La différence qu'il y a entre les oiseaux et les hommes politiques, c'est que de temps en temps les oiseaux s'arrêtent de voler ! -Coluche

Les jaloux sont comme les fous et les ivrognes, ils ne se rendent jamais compte de leurs souffrances. La jalousie provient d'un manque de confiance non pas envers l'autre, mais envers soi-même. Eugéne Cloutier

La vie sans musique est tout simplement une erreur, une fatigue, un exil. -Friedrich Nietzsche

“Il n’y a que les esprits légers pour ne pas juger sur les apparences. Le vrai mystère du monde est le visible, et non l’invisible.” -Oscar Wilde. Le portrait de Dorian Gray.

“N’importe qui peut sympathiser avec les souffrances d’un ami. Sympathiser avec ses succès exige une nature très délicate.” -Oscar Wilde

“Une personne c’est de la compagnie, deux c’est la foule, trois c’est une réception.” -Andy Warhol

“La notoriété, c’est comme de manger des cacahuètes : quand on commence, on ne peut plus s’arrêter.” -Andy Warhol

“Un artiste est une personne qui crée des choses dont les gens n’ont pas besoin mais, pour une raison quelconque, il pense que ce serait une bonne idée de leur apporter.” -Andy Warhol

Lots of times it really doesn't matter what notes you play, but what notes come before and after a run.

Whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap.

When things are bad we take comfort in the thought that they could always get worse. And when they are we find hope in the thought that things are so bad they have to get better.

Having a persona people recognize, it's the thing that probably gets you paid the most - but it's also the thing that virtually every actor in the world doesn't want. 'Cause, like, no one would believe me if I wanted to play something ultra-realistic, like a gangster or something.

When I'm acting, that's all I'm doing. When I'm not acting, I'm not thinking about acting. If I'm writing, I'm just writing.

There are other types of public appearances a writer does in addition to book signings and readings. Each calls for different skills. None of these skills, needless to say, are those that go into writing books.

Wishers were ever fools.

I'm not one of those people that goes into the movies that are based off of books going, 'I know what this is really about.' I want to go and have a good time.

Many memory techniques involve creating unforgettable imagery, in your mind's eye. That's an act of imagination. Creating really weird imagery really quickly was the most fun part of my training to compete in the U.S. Memory Competition.

A premium in the oil price of somewhere between 10 to 15 dollars a barrel reflects this heightened anxiety.

Sometimes the only logical thing to do when someone you love hurts you is to disconnect eject proceed and Move on.

I came in with my idea of what a cowboy would wear, but then I met some real cowboys and they said that I rode the horses well, shoed the horses, but no good cowboy would be wearing a pair of Levi's. I had to get a good old pair of Wranglers.

If at first you don't succeed, find out if the loser gets anything.

What you fear most will determine whether you merely save for the future or give for the future.

Film schools are now nearly 50-50 male-female, and women are also well represented at festivals and in indie film. But what happens to them after they direct their first film or short? Where do they go? They certainly aren't being given the same opportunities as their male counterparts.

I don't think the isolation of the American writer is a tradition; it's more that, geographically, he just is isolated, unless he happens to live in New York City. But I don't suppose there's a small town around the country that doesn't have a writer.

There is no conflict between a better meal and a better world.

Don't write outlines; I hate outlines.

Sometimes we all want to disappear in the depths of an infinite path and the reason of this is obvious We all come from the depths of infinity

There's a lot of Dave mania when I speak.

If I wanted to do 'The Missing Files of Missy Elliott,' I have probably six albums just sitting there.

Whether you're a vampire or werewolf, love is still love. Betrayal is still betrayal.

In the past, modeling influences were largely confined to the styles of behavior and social practices in one's immediate community. The advent of television vastly expanded the range of models to which members of society are exposed day in and day out.

Missing out an apostrophe or two does not make you an idiot. But equating party allegiance with nationhood certainly makes you a thug. And thugs don't often notice that they're thugs, usually because they're also idiots.