Art

“An artist can compose an educative song that will win him or her greater praise in the community around him or her and, even in the nation, rather than humiliating himself or herself via composing abusive songs.”

“Before I was ever an artist, that was always who I was.”

“I just felt that cinema should have a form of its own.”

“I have always wanted to paint it [Hampstead Heath] since & you ladies in black and white dresses among the bushes…”

“I would like to see films that take risks.”

“The creative treatment of actuality.”

“Just learn the lines, show up and try to be real.”

“IDENTITY WILL BE CONVULSIVE OR WILL NOT EXIST.”

“I brought laughter to the world.”

“What I’m interested in in painting is people, of course, principally, how they live, how they behave.”

“ولدت تأثيريًا ولكن تأثيريًا مصريًا تحس بشمس الوادي في رسومي.”

“Acting is a third rate art. We are all over paid and over publicised. I hate actors but I love acting.”

“You can’t stop me from singing because that’s my life, that’s what makes me tick. Without singing I will die.”

“I look back with joy on taking a brush of white paint and curving through the darkness with a line of white.”

“The power of cinema lies in its ability to cut across social barriers.”

“I like everything that has no style.”

“The film is the end of my public life rather than the beginning.”

“من یک شاعر تراژدی هستم.”