"Avant garde" has become a ubiquitous label, eclectically applied to any type of art that is anti-traditional in form. At its simplest, the term is sometimes taken to describe what is new at any given time: the leading edge of artistic experiment, which is continually outdated by the next step forward."

“Patience and tranquility of mind contribute more to cure our distempers as the whole art of medicine”

Source : Leopold Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1963). “Briefe und Aufzeichnungen: 1787-1857”

“There is no mortal whom pain and disease do not reach.”

“Elvis had animal magnetism, he was even sexy to the guys, I can't imagine what the chicks used to think.”

“Everybody says, TV is great, the writer has so much power. I'm still trying to convince myself that's true. When do the writers ever have power? Ever? They don't. Even in the book industry.”

“If God could tell the story of the Universe, the Universe would become fictitious.”

“I think I'm an actor. You can hire me. I can do a good job. But you also have to get lucky now and then. Every film-maker knows how hard it is to do a good film. You have to just make many, and see how lucky you get.”

Source : "Rutger Hauer on Hobo With A Shotgun" by Steve Rose, www.theguardian.com. July 8, 2011.

“Anger is a warning signal. It points to problems.”

“If you want to get the body you've always dreamed of, you have to earn it. You can't buy it, you can't rent it. You have to earn it. My formula has always been love yourself, move your body, watch your portions. And it sounds so easy, but it is not.”

Source : Interview with Eric Spitznagel, www.menshealth.com. April 25, 2012.