Art Quote by Helen Mirren

Populism in contemporary art can become a dirty word. There is this notion that to not be understood is a reflection of depth. I'm…

— Dario Robleto

When critics or people judge, I think it's harder to make a commercial, pop movie than it is to make a pretentious art film.…

— Brett Ratner

There are so many shoot-'em-up, action, jingoistic TV shows and movies that are made every year. I think the final line is that Hollywood…

— Adam McKay

I think a lot of the most interesting work in art and in films are often kind of polarized opinions and affect people in…

— Lily Cole

I find pop art really offensive because it's taking a piece of popular culture and putting it somewhere where people can't see it.

— Rebecca Sugar

Cinema is always a political art, at the end.

— Pablo Larrain

Movies, far more than the traditional arts, are tied to big money. Without a few independent critics, there's nothing between the public and the…

— Pauline Kael

it's difficult in Hollywood to be allowed to try anything. It's all a terrible compromise. There is no time for art. All that matters…

— Greta Garbo

More people are exposed to movies than to most other forms of art.

— Richard King

When it comes to films, so much is in the hands of bottom-line guys. There's a lot of fear involved there, and not a…

— David Nutter

Art is inherently political. Even trying to make a film that has nothing to do with politics is, in and of itself, a political…

— Barry Jenkins

Art should never try to be popular. The public should try to make itself artistic.

— Oscar Wilde