I start listening to something, or I'm seeing somebody a lot or seeing their art. And then I just really want to… — Elizabeth Peyton Copy Share Image
Great is paint; nay, God is the painter; and we rightly accuse the critic who destroys too many illusions. Society does not… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I feel like the downfall of any person is the second an artist starts celebrating their work themselves, that becomes problematic. — Questlove Copy Share Image
“Art requires contemplation that focuses attention on the viewer developing a relationship with the work of art, not merely passively receiving a… — Daniel A. Siedell Copy Share Image
Music was more than just something I enjoyed listening to. I was fascinated by it. I'd watch some of my favourite artists… — Jay Sean Copy Share Image
The purpose of concept art as a genre is to unbrainwash our mathematical and logical faculties. — Henry Flynt Copy Share Image
In the future, we'd like to support upcoming artists, people that are trying to be actors. — Evan Spiegel Copy Share Image
I don't really believe in 'directions' in art; the rope twists as you follow it, that's all. — Graham Nelson Copy Share Image
The art of invective resembles the art of boxing. Very few fights are won with the straight left. It is too obvious,… — Gilbert Highet Copy Share Image
I'm a long time [Scott] Fitzgerald fan, as probably everyone in America is. And I've always been fascinated by that theme of,… — Matt Bomer Copy Share Image
As an artist, you have to work hard for things that you can't really hold in your hand. I work not for… — Kali Uchis Copy Share Image
You make me tremendously happy to hold me undivided - to let me be the artist, as it were, and yet not… — Henry Miller Copy Share Image
I've been asked to share some stages with some artists, I've been asked to sing on some songs with some big artists,… — Ethel Cain Copy Share Image
“I feel about Manhattan the way I feel about a book, a TV series, a movie, a play, an artist, a song,… — Roz Chast Copy Share Image
The difference between EAZY E the artist and Eric Wright the human being, was two separate worlds apart. Behind closed doors, Eazy-E… — Kokane Copy Share Image
Sometimes people associate getting big with selling out, which is funny because that's not something you necessarily have choice in. That's not… — Patrick Stump Copy Share Image
There are thousands of very, very talented artists who will never be known, even after they are dead. — Bob Ross Copy Share Image
There hasn't been anything real since grunge. That was the last movement led by music or an art form. — Daphne Guinness Copy Share Image
I’m not as cool as you think I think I might be – and the most important things in my life are… — Corey Feldman Copy Share Image
All the big artists I talk to say that they are trapped in a formula and they are looking for the music… — David Guetta Copy Share Image
I saw Joseph Cornell's lyrical work for the first time at the Museum of Modern Art in the late seventies and have… — Siri Hustvedt Copy Share Image
Take this sorrow to thy heart and make it part of thee, and it shall nourish thee till thou art strong again. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Copy Share Image
The syllogism art for art's sake refers to that kind of painting which disregards, or is contrary to, public taste. — Walter J. Phillips Copy Share Image
Seminars, TV shows, documentaries, always spreading Brazilian jiu-jitsu. I'm an instrument of this art more than a character myself. — Demian Maia Copy Share Image
Complete honesty has nothing to do with 'purity' or naivety. The full truth is unattainable to naivety, and the completely honest artist… — Clement Greenberg Copy Share Image
We define content very broadly. Representing chefs, designers, makeup artists - it's all important. — Ari Emanuel Copy Share Image
Beautiful art sells. If it sells itself, it is an idolatrous commodity; if it sells anything else, it is a seductive advertisement. — Dave Hickey Copy Share Image
America and Europe are so different in the way they conceive of themselves and art and cinema. — Tom Hiddleston Copy Share Image
“I like it when art presents a paradigm shift, when it forces me to confront my assumptions, when it asks, "Why this… — Jill Talbot Copy Share Image
Whatever we can do to just give people a sense of hope in the face of what seems like hopelessness. That's a… — Vijay Iyer Copy Share Image
Collectors become obsessive and then addicted. You become addicted to art and you can't live without it. — Eli Broad Copy Share Image
The expression of beauty is in direct ratio to the power of conception the artist has acquired. — Gustave Courbet Copy Share Image
Certain artists can get away with certain things. Certain things are acceptable for certain people. It's a difference. — Nelly Copy Share Image
A country like Belgium, or socialist countries in central Europe spend more money on art education than the United States, which is… — Mikhail Baryshnikov Copy Share Image
“Damn. That face is a definite work of art. You need to make sure you frame it between your legs every chance… — K. Bromberg Copy Share Image
It started with '80s horror movies. I also love 'The Ren & Stimpy Show.' I was also really into art when I… — Sarah Sherman Copy Share Image
I was a jock, hardcore sports all the way down the line, but I heard that if you auditioned for this arts… — Jake Epstein Copy Share Image
It is not enough to place colors, however beautiful, one beside the other; colors must also react on one another. Otherwise, you… — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
“References to all works of art, tombs, tunnels, and architecture in Rome are entirely factual” — Dan Brown Copy Share Image
Whats Love? In Math: A Problem. In History: A War In Chemistry: A Reaction. In Art: A Heart. In Me: You Love… — ZhatsPrincess Copy Share Image