It is precisely those artists and writers who are most inclined to think of their art as the manifestation of their personality who are in fact the most in bondage to public taste.

one is never got out of the cave, one comes out of it.

The vulnerability of precious things is beautiful because vulnerability is a mark of existence. The destruction of Troy. The fall of the petals from fruit trees in blossom. To know that what is most precious is not rooted in existence - that is beautiful.

Fire destroys that which feeds it.

More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a valid critic.

It is impossible that the whole of truth should not be present at every time and every place, available for anyone who desires it.

It is an eternal obligation toward the human being not to let him suffer from hunger when one has a chance of coming to his assistance.