You can be with other people, which is ideal, or you can be alone.

This new world which is being born is cynical and amnesiac. And it has eliminated perspective.

One must confront vague ideas with clear images.

When Yeats said the center cannot hold, he was talking for himself, but it was true for the rest of us as well.

The trouble with Hollywood is that it has poisoned us. If you see a poster of a movie it is mainly the picture of a woman and a man. Always a love story. Yes. But it shouldn't be that way. It should be another (way).

ALPHA-60: Your name is written "Ivan Johnson," but it is pronounced "Lemmy Caution," Secret Agent Zero Zero Three of the Outlands. You are a threat to the security of Alphaville. CAUTION: I refuse to become what you call "normal." ... ALPHA-60: You cannot escape. The door is locked. CAUTION: Try to stop me, pal.

Even with painting, even abstract paintings, you need the incoming of, light on the canvas.