Accepting Quote by Keith Jarrett

Why I talk so seriously about art is that art is the only thing that helps people stay alive, and it is the only…

— Juliette Lewis

Our time and attention is scarce. Art is not that important to us, no matter what we might like to believe.

— Tyler Cowen

Artists tend to be people of strong character and opinion. Often they are dismissed in our culture if they don't fit a certain mainstream…

— Robert Greenwald

“The work of art always requires us to adapt to it—and in this manner can be distinguished from escapism or shallow entertainment, which instead…

— Ted Gioia

As an artist you have to fight and survive the wilderness to keep your creative freedom. Creativity is very fragile.

— Karel Appel

When it comes to art in general now, we've become so aware of our influence. We know when people are listening, when people are…

— Flying Lotus

“The problem is, of course, that art typically requires an audience, which loops us right back to the problem of observing actions and losing…

— Maggie Nelson

Whatever one considers art to be, there is in many people a hunger to express themselves creatively and to feel authentic in doing that.

— Sean Penn

Art happens all the time, everywhere. All we have to do is to keep our minds open.

— Jacek Tylicki

To engage with art, we have to be willing to be wrong, venture outside our psychic comfort zones, suspend disbelief, and remember that art…

— Jerry Saltz

How art works is really interesting. It comes from our unconscious, a lot of it. And were communicating in ways were not completely aware…

— Grayson Perry

People forget that art is not just a piece of entertainment. It is the place where we collectively declare our values and then act…

— Wendell Pierce