"You may derive thoughts from others; your way of thinking, the mould in which your thoughts are cast, must be your own."

“The blest to-day is as completely so, As who began a thousand years ago.”

“Nobody really knows whether they are a poet. I knew I was interested from the age of 15.”

“I consider my painting finished when my eyes goes to a particular spot on the canvas. But if I put the picture away about thirty feet on the wall and the movements keep returning to me and the eye seems to be responding to something living, then it is finished.”

Source : "Abstract Expressionism, Creators and Critics". Book by Clifford Ross, 1990.

“A sad figure (Bush) ' not too well educated, who doesn't get out of America much. He's leading the country towards Fascism.”

“I'm a terrible singer, but it helps when I have to call a taxi.”

Source : "'I want to make the world better'". Interview with Vadim Prokhorov, www.theguardian.com. July 14, 2005.

“We are all so close. We are godfather to each others' kids. I was the best man at Jesus' wedding.”

“I am blessed with a good metabolism, and as long as I work out, carbs don't add to my weight. If I need a leaner, meaner look for a film, I go off carbs for a bit.”

“I never think about the audience. If someone gives me a marketing report, I throw it away.”

Source : "Wall-E is Hollywood's new star, so why is he causing an eco row?" by David Smith, www.theguardian.com. July 6, 2008.