“The Western world is breaking down. Socially, politically, economically, morally, aesthetically and psychologically. Really, if you look into your own lives there are only two routes of escape from this dark claustrophobic trap: art and romantic love.”
James Toback - Leo Boscovitch

“Art will give you crowns in heaven and laurels on Earth, but also, it will tear your heart out and leave you lonely. You'll be a shanda for your loved ones. An exile in the desert. A gypsy. Art is no game! Art is dangerous as a lion's mouth. It'll bite your head off.”
Judd Hirsch - Uncle Boris

“I shall write a monograph some day... on the noxious habit of accumulating useless trivia.”
Basil Rathbone - Sherlock Holmes

“I'm not kind, I'm vicious. It's the secret of my charm.”
Clifton Webb - Waldo Lydecker

“I've seen things in this city that make Dante's Inferno read like Winnie The Pooh.”
Peter Weller - Stuart Chappell