The artist discards all theories, both his own and those of others. He forgets everything when he is in front of his… — Georges Rouault Copy Share Image
A theatre, a literature, an artistic expression that does not speak for its own time has no relevance. — Dario Fo Copy Share Image
I want to talk about things that are tangible and real to me, but I also want to do them in a… — James Vincent McMorrow Copy Share Image
“I prioritize my creative pleasure. I enjoy expressing my artistic side and receive the gifts of doing so.” — Amy Leigh Mercree Copy Share Image
If art is singular expression, then by nature, the best art is controversial. But when art stirs debate for reasons besides its… — John Ridley Copy Share Image
Empathy is not merely the basic principle of artistic creation. It is also the only path by which one can reach the… — Kafu Nagai Copy Share Image
Artistic talent is a gift from God and whoever discovers it in himself has a certain obligation: to know that he cannot… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
I can feel my father's spirit within me. I can feel similarities within us from the artistic perspective from being a musician.… — Ziggy Marley Copy Share Image
I grew up. I began to think the United States had some problems that really required the help of artistic people to… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
The Taliban's acts of cultural vandalism - the most infamous being the destruction of the giant Bamiyan Buddhas - had a devastating… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
We all have our insecurity and that's normal. And you have to learn to accept that about being an artistic person or… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
I want to have conversations, because they give you confidence in your choices. I learned it first on Boyz n the Hood,… — Nia Long Copy Share Image
I usually cast myself in things because acting is how I best relate to artistic impulses. It's what I've wanted to do… — Amber Sealey Copy Share Image
I think that it's so powerful for me to go see someone like Bridget Everett at Joe's Pub and watch her weave… — Kathleen Hanna Copy Share Image
I'm the daughter of two Indian immigrant doctors, and I have an older sister and younger brother, and none of us have… — Aarti Mann Copy Share Image
When I was younger, I didn’t know that I should just listen to my own voice, my own artistic sense of things… — James Franco Copy Share Image
A man who from the beginning has long been soaked in the languid atmosphere of a woman, the scent of her hands,… — Charles Baudelaire Copy Share Image
Dr. Ambrose himself told Mark Nechtr...that the problem with young people, starting sometime in about the 1960s, is that they tend to… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
“An artistic image is one that ensures its own development, its historical viability. An image is a grain, a self-evolving retroactive organism.… — Andrei Tarkovsky Copy Share Image
There are clear differences between child and adult artistic activity. While the child may be aware that he is doing things differently… — Howard Gardner Copy Share Image
Computer and video games represent one of the most important new media developments of this generation. Unlike many other forms of entertainment… — Will Wright Copy Share Image
Maybe in my personal life, but as far as my career, I've been offered some humongous things in my career and didn't… — Joe Louis Walker Copy Share Image
Materialistic success can be explained quite simply. Those who succeed focus their attention on success - not on their talent. Remember these… — Brad Steiger Copy Share Image
That coarseness and strength combined with acuteness and inquisitiveness; that practical, inventive turn of mind, quick to find expedients; that masterful grasp… — Frederick Jackson Turner Copy Share Image
You had better be a round peg in a square hole than a square peg in a square hole. The latter is… — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
I'd say seeking is one of the fundamental artistic impulses. Art is about discovery. The medium is not the message. — John Paul Caponigro Copy Share Image
I have worked with the tavil and the mridangam all my artistic life. My style does have a strong grounding in rhythm. — Shobana Copy Share Image
I think once the artistic world of the type designer merged with the scientific world of the computer programmer, you began to… — Michael Bierut Copy Share Image
I draw people as I see them. I'm not involved in making artistic masterpieces. My, my object is to mirror people and… — Jack Kirby Copy Share Image
The Literary and Artistic heritage of humanity should be used for partisan propaganda purposes. — Gil J Wolman Copy Share Image
People make films for different reasons. For money. Or, they make them because something in them demands artistic expression. I do it… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
My family was not an artistic family, but somewhere in my head, I thought I might be good at it. I don't… — Matt Letscher Copy Share Image
I cannot belong to a nonprofit organization because when you receive grants, you have to make such great compromises with your artistic… — Mikhail Baryshnikov Copy Share Image
Acting is a very artistic profession and there are thousands of people out there who think they are actors but there are… — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
I had always loved beautiful and artistic things, though before leaving America I had had very little chance of seeing any. — Emma Albani Copy Share Image
I didn't really think about becoming a professional artist until high school, when I realized that everything else required too much math. — Phil Foglio Copy Share Image
In addition to the artistic influences, I am influenced by my current private life, my feelings about it and my energy level… — Frank Auerbach Copy Share Image
My record label is treating me like I'm a new artist, which is exciting after all this time. — Rosanne Cash Copy Share Image
We don't have a lot of power in the world, right? We can only control so many things. It allows you to… — Regina Spektor Copy Share Image
It is not about surpassing the masters who preceded us but more about opening new artistic vistas. It is about doing the… — Liu Dan Copy Share Image
