You need to feel good about yourself, the motivation has to come from within. You have nobody to fall back on except yourself.
By adopting a certain physical posture, a resonant chord is struck in spirit.
True refinement seeks simplicity.
The future looks extremely bright indeed, with lots of possibilities ahead -- big possibilities. Like the song says, We've just begun.
The measure of the moral worth of a man is his happiness. The better the man, the more happiness. Happiness is the synonym of well-being
When one has reached maturity in the art, one will have a formless form. It is like ice dissolving in water. When one has no form, one can be all forms; when one has no style, he can fit in with any style.
Its like a finger pointing away to the moon. Dont concentrate on the finger or you will miss all that heavenly glory.
Yes, the more I go through life I realize that there's really no separation between practice and art at all. The two things more and more become one rather than two different aspects of my life.
What is an adult? A child blown up by age.
I'm still watching all those old-timers really going along, and I'm enjoying it so much, not just looking at the pictures, but looking at the acting. Paul Muni. Beautiful character. Edward G. Robinson. Jimmy Cagney. All those old boys. You don't find those characters anymore.
It's always important to me to play something other DJs aren't playing.