The principle of asceticism never was， nor ever can be， consistently pursued by any living creature.

"Every frame should be a painting, every scene a masterpiece."

Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.

我相信一个人可以通过真实的角色、真实的情感和真实的情境来创作一部伟大的歌剧。