"Life begins as a quest of the child for the man, and ends as a journey by the man to rediscover the child."

“I think a certain amount of anger has been a fuel of mine, if you want - but also some sort of sadness, and plain mischief, of course.”

Source : "Her dark materials". Interview With Michael Bracewell, www.theguardian.com. September 23, 2005.

“I believe there are Steve Jobses all around us. Really, what is happening is that they're being edited out of importance.”

“Creating music, visual art, producing music and film are always at the forefront of my life. Everything great that has come into my life has been through channeling and manifestation of a vision or dream. Pure passion equals love.”

“I think all tennis players have to struggle through the early stages of their career. We start off playing tournaments and really just get by. I always had a dream to play in the big tournaments and never have doubted if it was worth it. Having to battle a little early on in my career makes it all the more worthwhile now.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“My own position is so far on the obsessive side of preparation and professionalism that I fear my point of view is not going to be shared by anyone.”

Source : "Jonny Wilkinson's autobiography reveals him to be a tortured soul" by Paul Rees, www.theguardian.com. November 10, 2011.

“I see painting as an evocative magic, and there must always be a random factor in magic, one which must be constantly changed and renewed.”

“Never take what's offered, always ask for more.”

“He misses the feeling of creating something out of something. That’s right — something out of something. Because something out of nothing is when you make something up out of thin air, in which case it has no value. Anybody can do that. But something out of something means it was really there the whole time, inside you, and you discover it as part of something new, that’s never happened before.”