“The motivation of all artists is 'Look at me, Mum'.”

“I like to remind myself that every morning I'm making a choice to live.”

“Being well-dressed gives a feeling of inward tranquility which psychoanalysis is powerless to bestow.”

“Unhappiness lies in that gap between our talents and our expectations.”

“One of the many troubles of growing older is that it gets progressively harder to find a famous historical figure who hadn't yet amounted to anything by the time he was your age.”

“The motivation of all artists is 'Look at me, Mum'.”

“I have wanted only one thing to make me happy. That thing is everything.”

“We can't all be stars because someone has to sit on the curb and clap as I go by.”