“Art is a marriage of the conscious and the unconscious.”

“Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper.”

“An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture.”

“Art is not a pastime but a priesthood.”

“Art produces ugly things which frequently become more beautiful with time. Fashion, on the other hand, produces beautiful things which always become ugly with time.”

“The reward of art is not fame or success but intoxication: that is why so many bad artists are unable to give it up.”

“I have lost my seven best friends, which is to say God has had mercy on me seven times without realizing it. He lent a friendship, took it from me, sent me another.”

“I love cats because I enjoy my home and little by little, they become its visible soul.”

“We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don't like?”

“The reward of art is not fame or success but intoxication: that is why so many bad artists are unable to give it up.”

“Emotion resulting from a work of art is only of value when it is not obtained by sentimental blackmail.”