Expression, sentiment, truth to nature, are essential: but all those are not enough. I never care to look at a picture again, if it be ill composed; and if well composed I can hardly leave off looking at it.

All true opinions are living, and show their life by being capable of nourishment; therefore of change. But their change is that of a tree - not of a cloud.

The power which causes the several portions of the plant to help each other, we call life. Much more is this so in an animal. We may take away the branch of a …

In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes.

The old-fashioned idea that the simple piling up of experiences, one on top of another, can make you an artist, is, of course, so much rubbish. If acting were …

What the artist wishes to do - as far as you are concerned - is to take you out of yourself. As far as he is concerned, he wishes to express himself.

'I can't believe that people really prefer to go to the concert hall under intellectually trying, socially trying, physically trying conditions, unable to repe…