"A frenzied passion for art is a canker that devours everything else."

"Evil is committed without effort, naturally, fatally goodness is always the product of some art."

"I love Wagner, but the music I prefer is that of a cat hung up by its tail outside a window and trying to stick to the panes of glass with its claws."

"The unique and supreme voluptuousness of love lies in the certainty of committing evil. And men and women know from birth that in evil is found all sensual delight."

"Success is dependent upon the glands - sweat glands."

"I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite."

"No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution."

"When I finish a picture I don't show it to anyone if I feel it's not good enough yet. I've learnt to listen to my partners and my friends. For me it's the biggest success if they like it."