Art Quotes

In the world of language, or in other words in the world of art and liberal education, religion necessarily appears as mythology or as Bible.

A work of art is a world in itself reflecting senses and emotions of the artist's world.

In LA I was watching At the Movies with Ebert and Roper, it was, nice to see them differentiate between the subject matter and the art form of making the film, and they both gave it thumbs up, and I was kind of pleased at their honesty as far as reviewers go.

Art is the daughter of freedom.

I love history. I love art. I like to mix it all together, but in the end it somehow has to all make sense.

Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist.

The conventional notions of art have changed, and a lot of things done today are considered works of art that would have been rejected in the past.

First of all, what in this world does not revolve around money? But money is a big part of film, unlike a lot of other art forms.

When that shutter clicks, anything else that can be done afterward is not worth consideration.

I don't have anything to say about other people's art and their work.

When looking at any significant work of art, remember that a more significant one probably has had to be sacrificed.

Blue thou art, intensely blue; Flower, whence came thy dazzling hue?

Art attracts us only by what it reveals of our most secret self.

There is no logical reason why the camel of great art should pass through the needle of mob intelligence.

Great artists are people who find the way to be themselves in their art. Any sort of pretension induces mediocrity in art and life alike.

Artists themselves are not confined, but their output is.

You know, the way art history is taught, often there's nothing that tells you why the painting is great. The description of a lousy painting and the description of a great painting will very much sound the same.

There are situations which cannot honorably be met by art.

I was lucky to have my wife as the art director, and it turned out to be quite something - a great success. I'm very proud of it.

The finest works of art are precious, among other reasons, because they make it possible for us to know, if only imperfectly and for a little while, what it actually feels like to think subtly and feel nobly.

I've never really had a hobby, unless you count art, which the IRS once told me I had to declare as a hobby since I hadn't made money with it.

Music draws from almost the identical place as art does, which really is that intangible - it's like you're pulling from the ether. I don't know where it comes from.

The secret of living in peace with all people lies in the art of understanding each one by his own individuality.

Art is my life and my life is art.

If you do not breathe through writing, if you do not cry out in writing, or sing in writing, then don't write, because our culture has no use for it.

The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art is born, the artist must be ready to be consumed by the fire of his own creation.

Any idealism is a proper subject for art.

Oh yeah, I mean every fighter has got be dedicated, learn how to sacrifice, know what the devotion is all about, make sure you're paying attention and studying your art.

Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.

Politics is the art of the possible.