"I think that one of the qualifications of artists should be a vow of celibacy. They should be confined to ruining only their own lives."

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Source : Roger Lewis (1995). “The Life and Death of Peter Sellers”, Cornerstone

Roger Lewis

#Artist Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Celibacy Quotes

“I appreciate men like Ben Webster and Coleman Hawkins very much.”
“King Mickey- "Even in the Darkest of Darkness, there is always a Light".”
“Music has always been my constant, my salvation. It's cliche to write that, but it's true.”
“Listening to a speech by [Neville] Chamberlain is like paying a visit to Woolworth's, everything in its place and nothing above sixpence.”
“Never lose your temper with the Press or the public is a major rule of political life.”
“I'm more interested in the meanings and the bands that fill up the spaces known as new wave and post punk.”
“Some people are into bondage... and some people are into crossdressing.. . and some people are into Coldplay. It's okay, I don't mind being a fetish.”
“Art comes into the highest part of the mind, with which we can know the presence of God.”

Source : "Daybook, Turn, Prospect: The Journey of an Artist".

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