Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a metaphysical supplement to the reality of nature, placed alongside thereof for its conquest.

The world is a work of art that gives birth to itself.

[Talkies] are spoiling the oldest art in the world - the art of pantomime. They are ruining the great beauty of silence.

Consistency is the enemy of enterprise, just as symmetry is the enemy of art.

Art is the queen of all sciences communicating knowledge to all the generations of the world.

I think art is inherently nonviolent and it actually occupies your mind with creation rather than destruction.