Most people think an artist tries to be original, but originality is the last thing that develops in the artist.

In the nineteenth century the more grandiose word inspiration began to replace the word idea in the arts.

The creative act is like writing a letter. A letter is a project; you don't sit down to write a letter unless you know what you want to say and to whom you want to say it.

Yes, influences are enriching, and they can be found in every work of art, even the most original.

If one uses music that one does not really love, then one will not succeed in making it one's own.

There is another interesting paradox here: by immersing ourselves in what we love, we find ourselves. We do not lose ourselves. One does not lose one's identity by falling in love.

I don't dare postulate about science, but I know that it takes both emotion and intellect in order for art to happen.