“You'll need to suffer to make any real art.”

“There is quite enough sorrow and shame and suffering and baseness in real life, and there is no need for meeting it unnecessarily in fiction.”

“Real art has the capacity to make us nervous. By reducing the work of art to its content and then interpreting that, one tames the work of art. Interpretation makes art manageable, comformable.”

“When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That's the message he is sending.”

“And you'll always love me won't you?
Yes
And the rain won't make any difference?
No”

“When it's gone, you'll know what a gift love was. You'll suffer like this. So go back and fight to keep it.”

“Man needs to suffer. When he does not have real griefs he creates them. Griefs purify and prepare him.”

“If you serve too many masters, you'll soon suffer.”

“The world of entertainment and showbiz is cruel, ruthless, selfish and risky. Never give in to any compromise. Make your art count and remember: true talent is not for sale. He will never need it.”

“Just don't compare it with a real language, or you'll be unhappy…”