Selfishness in art, as in other things, is sensibility kept at home. — Washington Allston Copy Share Image
Art was always for me an escape and a way to relate to the world around me. — Nic Pizzolatto Copy Share Image
Art's greatest efforts are invariably a timid counterfeit of Nature. — Honore de Balzac Copy Share Image
“She used to explain how perfect it was to share books, art, and music. What she meant was don't fall for a… — Sarah Tregay Copy Share Image
Seeing your work go into storage in an art museum is obviously a tragedy of any cultural product - which doesn't mean… — Aleksandra Mir Copy Share Image
There might be the odd person in my family who was an artist down the line, but no one in my immediate… — Chloe Pirrie Copy Share Image
You should look straight at a film; that's the only way to see one. Film is not the art of scholars but… — Werner Herzog Copy Share Image
“We are,” said Mr. Croup, “after all, famed across the entirety of creation for our skill in the excruciatory arts.” — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
Fame is the echo of actions, resounding them to the world, save that the echo repeats only the last art, but fame… — Thomas Fuller Copy Share Image
I think that first and foremost, a lot of turntable artists end up using really the same sounds over and over, and… — Mike Patton Copy Share Image
I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best. — Frida Kahlo Copy Share Image
I believe that you always have to believe. It's the only way; after all we both believe that we will do this… — Gerhard Richter Copy Share Image
A real New Yorker is always someone who came here from somewhere else to avoid some kind of persecution, often sexual-preference based,… — Genesis P-Orridge Copy Share Image
“Art is at present the only construction complete unto itself, about which nothing more can be said, it is such richness, vitality,… — Tristan Tzara Copy Share Image
My belief is that art should not be comforting; for comfort, we have mass entertainment and one another. Art should provoke, disturb,… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
Greedo taught me a lot. I don't say that about every artist. Some artists might teach me stuff musically, but Greedo taught… — Kenny Beats Copy Share Image
It's rare that you see an artist in his 30s or 40s able to really contribute something amazing. Of course, there are… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
The group is enthusiastic about making art, but it's also a good excuse to get together with friends and to enjoy each… — Jussi Lehtisalo Copy Share Image
I love the art house, and when I say the art house, I don't just mean little, independent movies but movies that… — Justin Simien Copy Share Image
The public buys "art" - but the word is drained of its meaning. — Michelangelo Antonioni Copy Share Image
I was quite successful as a make-up artist for 23 years, doing a lot of prosthetics. — Dave Myers Copy Share Image
You have to do what you need to do as an artist. You have to have that courage. — Liz Phair Copy Share Image
I love painting. I went to college in fine arts, and I still do it all the time. — Jessalyn Gilsig Copy Share Image
“I don't make much of a living, but I do live much of a making.” — Laurence Overmire Copy Share Image
I do feel Im being respectful to Buddhism and martial arts with Mortal Kombat. — Mark Dacascos Copy Share Image
I also had this artist friend who'd paint butterflies and things like that on my head. — Persis Khambatta Copy Share Image
The art of medicine was to be properly learned only from its practice and its exercise. — Thomas Sydenham Copy Share Image
