“Art is excitement which if we can't create ourselves, we can at least, through love of it, make available to others.”

“Art is excitement which if we can't create ourselves, we can at least, through love of it, make available to others.”

“Right at this moment, I only want silence. I believe that the end of life is silence in the love people have for you. I've actually been running through what people have said about the end. Religion says that the end is one thing, because it serves their purpose. But great thinkers alike haven't always agreed. Shakespeare knew how to say it better than anyone else. Hamlet says 'The rest is silence.' And when you think of the noises of everyday life, you realize how particularly desirable that is. Silence.”

“Someone like Vincent Price or somebody like Christopher Lee, they never won an award, and it doesn't matter. They're cool.”

“I was never educated to be an actor. I went to a regular college. It was a great thing for me because I feel that the main thing to get out of college is a thirst for knowledge. College should teach you how to be curious. Most people think that college is the end of education, but it isn't. The ceremony of giving you the diploma is called commencement. And that means you are fit to commence learning because you have learned hot to learn.”

“Art is excitement which if we can't create ourselves, we can at least, through love of it, make available to others.”