Masterpiece Quotes

312 quotes by 247 authors

He wants to live on through something - and in his case, his masterpiece is his son. All of us want that, and it gets… — Arthur Miller
In a longish life as a professional writer, I have heard a thousand masterpieces talked out over bars, restaurant tables and love seats. I have… — Morris West
Everybody has a part of her body that she doesn't like, but I've stopped complaining about mine because I don't want to critique nature's handiwork… — Alfre Woodard
All men are sculptors, constantly chipping away the unwanted parts of their lives, trying to create their idea of a masterpiece. — Eddie Murphy
The block of marble is not the sculptor, and doesn't see that he's about to become a masterpiece... We're the block of marble and God… — Peter Kreeft
Look closely at nature. Every species is a masterpiece, exquisitely adapted to the particular environment in which it has survived. Who are we to destroy… — E. O. Wilson
In the mind of every artist there is a masterpiece — Kai Greene
The goal of a passionate artist is to try and make a masterpiece each and every time,Â yet be wise enough to know you will… — Unknown Author
I'm fairly competant as a director and actor, but I am Mr. Neurotic as a writer. I just don't have enough confidence in my abilities… — Tim Robbins
Yes, I saw Twilight - my granddaughter made me watch it, she said it was the greatest vampire film ever. After the 'film' was over… — Lauren Bacall
As an actor you have to bring to the table your creative input. But when a director like Ridley Scott says I want you to… — Cuba Gooding, Jr.
There is a movie called Fargo playing right now. It is a masterpiece. Go see it. If you, under any circumstances, see Little Indian, Big… — Roger Ebert
If you want to create a masterpiece, you must always avoid beautiful lies. — Jerzy Grotowski
If you, unknowing, are able to create masterpieces in color, then unknowledge is your way. But if you are unable to create masterpieces in color… — Johannes Itten
For any director with a little lucidity, masterpieces are films that come to you by accident. — Sidney Lumet
With a good script a good director can produce a masterpiece; with the same script a mediocre director can make a passable film. But with… — Akira Kurosawa
Watch a French housewife as she makes her way slowly along the loaded stalls... searching for the peak of ripeness and flavor... What you are… — Keith Floyd
Great imaginations are apt to work from hints and suggestions, and a single moment of emotion is sometimes sufficient to create a masterpiece. — Lady Margaret Sackville
Teaching creativity to your child isn't like teaching good manners. No one can paint a masterpiece by bowing to another person's precepts about elbows on… — Unknown Author
Know your literary tradition, savor it, steal from it, but when you sit down to write, forget about worshiping greatness and fetishizing masterpieces. — Allegra Goodman

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