To the artist, the profound is innate so it is not amply profound. Generally, he is not in control of the process that renders his genius, only the medium. His genius is most often in the accent with which he speaks, not in his words.
— Jeremy Tharp
If everyone remembered Mozart as a lazy, arrogant bastard who spent all his time frivolously banging on a worthless piece of trash, I guarantee you the last person who would care is Mozart!
— Jeremy Tharp
Limitations are the artist’s greatest compatriot.
— Jeremy Tharp