An artist must know how to convince others of the truth of his lies.

艺术家必须知道如何使别人相信他的谎言是真实的。

An artist without ideas is a mendicant.

没有思想的艺术家是乞丐。

An artist's concern is to capture beauty wherever he finds it.

艺术家关心的是捕捉美，无论他在哪里发现它。

An artist's only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on his own terms, not anyone else's.

艺术家唯一关心的是追求某种完美，而且是按照他自己的方式，而不是别人的方式。

An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original.

原创艺术家是无法复制的。所以他只需要复制就可以成为原创。

An original is a creation motivated by desire. Any reproduction of an originals motivated be necessity. It is marvelous that we are the only species that creates gratuitous forms. To create is divine, to reproduce is human.

原创是一种由欲望驱动的创造。任何原创作品的复制都是必要的。令人惊奇的是，我们是唯一创造无端形式的物种。创造是神圣的，繁衍是人类的。

Analysis is the art of creation through destruction.

分析是通过破坏创造的艺术。

And I have exposed myself to art so that my work has something beyond just the usual potter.

我将自己置身于艺术之中，这样我的作品就不仅仅是普通的陶艺作品了。

And the first rude sketch that the world had seen was joy to his mighty heart, till the Devil whispered behind the leaves "It's pretty, but is it Art?"

世人所见的第一幅粗鄙的素描是他那颗强大的心的欢乐，直到魔鬼在树叶后面悄声说:“这幅画很美，但它是艺术吗?”

And what is death, if not a face at peace - its artistic perfection.

死亡是什么，如果不是一张平静的脸——它的艺术完美。

And why is it that time speeds and slows depending on your attendance? I’d like a steady clock, a reliable clock, isolated from the progressive beating of my heart.

为什么时间的快慢取决于你的出勤率?我想要一个稳定的时钟，一个可靠的时钟，远离我的心跳。

And you know, art as commerce, doesn't really make too much sense, they don't go together.

你知道，艺术作为一种商业，并没有太大的意义，它们并不在一起。

Any art worthy of its name should address 'life', 'man', 'nature', 'death' and 'tragedy'.

任何名符其实的艺术都应该涉及“生命”、“人”、“自然”、“死亡”和“悲剧”。

Any clod can have the facts; having opinions is an art.

任何笨蛋都可以知道事实;发表意见是一门艺术。

Any musician who can stop may be a musician, but they're no artist. If it's in your blood, it can't stop flowing.

任何能停下来的音乐家都可能是音乐家，但他们不是艺术家。如果它在你的血液里，它就不能停止流动。