- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Art Quotes
Why people make it, and who it's for.
This set of "art" quotes leans toward purpose — one artist frames their work as a way to elevate others, while another argues that art shapes who a person becomes. For quotes on standing out through craft, see Great quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Black
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe it's important to have equal opportunities as a black actor. My way of fighting for it is through my art, by not accepting that there are roles that aren't for me.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
My sister is an artist and an interior designer. She went to high school for art. I went to high school for music.
- Cruelty
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- Nov 07, 2020
In life and art, there are distinctions to be made between what an act of cruelty consists of.
- Makes
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think there's any formula for what makes great art.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
Art to me is not precious enough that I feel territorial about what the word gets applied to. Conversations about what counts as art and what doesn't doesn't captivate my attention very much.
- Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe love at first sight is possible. Centuries of literature and art and beauty has been dedicated to that idea, so who am I to argue, even if I've never experienced it?
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember when I did 'Mrityudand' there was this big hoo-ha, and people were asking me why I was doing an art movie, and I would just tell them that, 'You know, what's the big deal, it's a movie.' I'm so glad that's a thing of the past.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whatever China I'd been born into, I would probably still have become a painter - I loved sketching portraits as a child, and began art classes at the age 7. But if China hadn't been under Maoist rule, I might never have become a writer.
- Put
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- Nov 07, 2020
In my 20s, when I was a photojournalist in Beijing. I joined an underground art group and put on clandestine exhibitions of my paintings.
- Denigrate
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have not intended to denigrate or hurt the beliefs of anyone through my art.
- Each One
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- Nov 07, 2020