"Painting is by nature a luminous language."

"The auditory perception is not sufficient for our knowledge of the world it does not have vastness."

"Light in Nature creates the movement of colors."

"This communication alone, by the comparison of the antagonisms, rivalries, movements which give birth to decisive moments, permits the evolution of the soul, whereby a man realizes himself on earth. It is impossible to be concerned with anything else in art."

"If Copenhagen were a person, that person would be generous, beautiful, elderly, but with a flair. A human being that has certain propensities for quarrelling, filled with imagination and with appetite for the new and with respect for the old - somebody who takes good care of things and of people."

"The reason most comedies don't win awards is that the filmmakers put the comedy first. This means you have to create a story around the jokes."

"'Castle' is a guy living in a fantasy world. He's in his imagination, writing these stories of murder."

"I wasn't a ballet baby. My first dance class was in an outdoor pavilion when I was three. It was called 'creative movement.' The teacher gave us chiffon scarves in beautiful colors. She turned on some music and said, 'Now go dance.' So for me, dance has always been about self-expression."