Art Quote by Arthur Smith

People think they are not allowed to laugh at art, but they are. Damien Hirst laughs at himself. I know Jake and Dinos Chapman…

— Vic Reeves

I think it's part of the responsibility of an artist to shock, to upset, to make people think differently, and to surprise people. And…

— Bill Plympton

If humor is not present, I tend to be concerned about the artist, or distrusting of what they're presenting - unless there is an…

— Scott Avett

I think when people watch a lot of artists, they're expecting this showiness, and I'm cracking jokes with people. I'm heckling back. I'm interacting.

— Caitlin Rose

I think most musicians do like to have a laugh.

— Neil Innes

In the '70s, there was no shortage of people taking themselves too seriously, as 'artistes,' if you will. I think we all had a…

— Michael McDonald

Maybe I don't have the same sense of humor. Maybe people aren't comfortable gauging a painting that way. They think that if it's a…

— Joe Bradley

Very few have the talent to make others laugh without being laughed at.

— M. S. Narayana

The smaller an audience is, the more self-conscious they are. People are always looking at each other to see who is laughing. Because the…

— Baron Vaughn

It's grueling never knowing if the audience is going to think you're funny. It's soul-destroying when they don't laugh.

— Vince Vaughn

Laughter is the greatest music in the world and audiences come to my shows to escape the cares of life. They don't want to…

— Ken Dodd

When an audience is laughing with a character, they make themselves so vulnerable, and they open up. They expose their heart the moment they're…

— Phoebe Waller-Bridge