"Art in relation to life is nothing more than a glove turned inside out. It seems to have the same shapes and contours, but it can never be used for the same purpose. Art teaches nothing about life, just as life teaches us nothing about art."

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Source : Morton Feldman (2000). “Give My Regards to Eighth Street: Collected Writings of Morton Feldman”

Morton Feldman

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“I still like the relationship part of any story. You don't want your character to figure everything out and then at the end of the day, go home and eat soup from a can by herself.”

Source : "Cosmo's Book Club: Meet Your Next Must-Read". Interview with Gabrielle Frank, www.cosmopolitan.com. March 9, 2010.
“The old man, of whom we know how he has become what he is, is more of an individual than the young man; for it is only in the course of an eventful life that men are differentiated into full individuality.”

Source : Erich Auerbach, Edward W. Said (2013). “Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature”, p.18, Princeton University Press
“I never go perform somewhere alone. I've done that since day one. I've always taken other comics with me.”
“And I'm auditioning right now for a movie, and then I have a script that I'm reading right now for a horror film, and I'm meeting for a couple of television shows that I just had yesterday, and pretty much was offered one of them.”
“But let me ask you this though, first and foremost: who's your favorite Spice Girl? Mine is Sporty Spice and I'll tell you why. You know what? She might not be as aesthetically pleasant as the rest but she'll do a backflip and steal your heart.”
“My heart is in my/ pocket. It is poems by Pierre Reverdy.”
“The essence of government is force, and most often that force is used to accomplish evil ends.”
“Broadway has been very good to me. But then, I've been very good to broadway.”

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

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