I do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be explained to be understood. If it does need additional interpretation by someone other than the creator, then I question whether it has fulfilled its purpose.
Source: In Ladies' Home Journal.
-- Charlie Chaplin, (Apr 16 1889-1977), English actor, director, composer; He is considered the greatest comic actor of silent movies, e.g., The Kid, 1920 and The Gold Rush, 1924.