...art must must carry man's craving for the ideal, must be an expression of his reaching out towards it; that art must… — Andrei Tarkovsky Copy Share Image
There can be nothing exclusive about substantial art. It comes directly out of the heart of the experience of life and thinking… — Charles Ives Copy Share Image
The teacher, like the artist and the philosopher, can perform his work adequately only if he feels himself to be an individual… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
I was playing pretty boys and these angelic roles like Nicholas Nickleby and all that stuff. And I was like, 'What am… — Charlie Hunnam Copy Share Image
The first part of my career was indeed as a performer and recording artist, and I am still keenly involved with both.… — Barbara Harbach Copy Share Image
I think every artist subconsciously wants to evolve themselves. Sometimes they get stuck in ruts because of pop culture, peer pressure, stuff… — Steve Vai Copy Share Image
One thing that's really pulled me in to helping artists create their album is that I get to help them tell a… — Emily Lazar Copy Share Image
[...] I've come to the conclusion that the artist can not justify life or come up with a cogent reason as to… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
“The act of making music, clothes, art, or even food has a very different, and possibly more beneficial effect on us than… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
If I keep coming back to a painting and there's a little something that bothers me, I know I'm not going to… — Mordicai Gerstein Copy Share Image
I wish that the arts were better supported, and you can't say that enough times, but I also believe that whatever happens,… — Ben Whishaw Copy Share Image
They understand what their market is and who they should be selling records to, and most importantly, they know the kind of… — Simon Cowell Copy Share Image
“The artist is now giving a first coat of paint to that tautly stretched canvas which the scientist has been so busy… — Henry Miller Copy Share Image
We younger Negro artists who create now intend to express our individual dark-skinned selves without fear or shame. If white people are… — Langston Hughes Copy Share Image
There are neither good nor bad subjects. From the point of view of pure Art, you could almost establish it as an… — Gustave Flaubert Copy Share Image
“What we encounter in works of art and philosophy are objective versions of our own pains and struggles, evoked and defined in… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
Man screams from the depths of his soul; the whole era becomes a single, piercing shriek. Art also screams, into the deep… — Hermann Bahr Copy Share Image
Our human landscape is overburdened with competitions and contests. Art need not be a contest. Art is a personal quest for quality.… — Robert Genn Copy Share Image
The ultimate judgment of a work of art, whether it be a masterpiece or a lesser event, must be solely in terms… — Edward Albee Copy Share Image
Art is both the taking and giving of beauty; the turning out to the light the inner folds of the awareness of… — Ansel Adams Copy Share Image
The form of government that is most suitable to the artist is no government at all. ... One might point out how… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
I'm not that particularly talented in terms of making anything or - I'm not technically efficient. I certainly don't know how to… — Gregory Crewdson Copy Share Image
“But aesthetic value does not rise from the work's apparent ability to predict a future: we do not admire Cézanne because of… — Robert Hughes Copy Share Image
In the art world, originality is seen as a precious commodity and its increasingly difficult to get because the territory of art… — Grayson Perry Copy Share Image
Times are tough in the music industry, and now more than ever we need people like the team at Paste looking out… — Cary Brothers Copy Share Image
I didn't do so well in the academic world, so I think the only way I could express myself was through visual… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I seldom have my stuff up unless I'm testing it. If I'm worrying about a painting, I put it up and see… — Jenny Holzer Copy Share Image
This deliberately nurtured hatred then spreads to all that is alive, to life itself, to the world with its colors, sounds, and… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Copy Share Image
No matter how great a writer, artist, or entrepreneur, he is a mortal, he is fallible. He is not proof against Resistance.… — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
I couldn't play ball. I couldn't dance. Luckily, the girls didn't want me. Not much I could do about that. So I… — Shel Silverstein Copy Share Image
It is necessary for the birthing process to begin to move in its own organic time. It is necessary that the artist… — Rollo May Copy Share Image
Perpetual spring, the flare of adventure in the blood, the impulse of men who packed Virgil with their bean-bags on the overland… — William Henry Irwin Copy Share Image
We safeguard the right to attribution very strongly. After all, what we are fighting for is the intent of copyright as it… — Rick Falkvinge Copy Share Image
I've always felt that I would rather see an actor, writer, or musician's work, rather than actually know the person. If you… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
I believe that some of my best images have [the] ambiguity which is an essence of life. In this sense I am… — John Gutmann Copy Share Image
To be honest with you, I don't have one track that I consider better than the next because all I'm trying to… — Raekwon Copy Share Image
When you listen to the music, you can also see the film or read the article, and it's all part of the… — Cameron Crowe Copy Share Image
I'm interested in art, and I think about the process of making art. It's part of my personality, my experience of the… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
The true gourmet, like the true artist, is one of the unhappiest creatures existent. His trouble comes from so seldom finding what… — Ludwig Bemelmans Copy Share Image
I had a lot of fun [on The Voice] and I learned a whole lot about reality TV, for one, and how… — Curtis Grimes Copy Share Image
![“[...] I've come to the conclusion that the artist can not justify life or come up with a cogent reason as to why life is meaningful, but the artist can provide you with a cold glass of water on a hot day.” quote by Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbb/woody-allen-176_art_i-ve-come-to-the-conclusion-that-the-art_690190.jpg)
![“I believe that some of my best images have [the] ambiguity which is an essence of life. In this sense I am not interested in trying desperately to make Art but I am interested in relating to the marvelous extravagance of Life.” quote by John Gutmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d6/john-gutmann-73301_ambiguity_i-believe-that-some-of-my-best-images-ha_471460.jpg)
![“I had a lot of fun [on The Voice] and I learned a whole lot about reality TV, for one, and how they kind of use the artists as characters to make a hit TV show.” quote by Curtis Grimes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f7/curtis-grimes-44520_art_i-had-a-lot-of-fun-on-the-voice-and-i-le_987811.jpg)
