- People
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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
- Talking
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't watch television, I think it destroys the art of talking about oneself.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't get a Bachelor's degree - I got a Bachelor's of Fine Arts, which means I didn't have to take humanities, math, and stuff like that. I think I had to take Art History, which I failed a few times.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I moved to Los Angeles, I wrote spec screenplays. I was really poor, and I thought I was just gonna do this for a while to make a little money so I could write novels. I thought movies were a second-class art form. I condescended to it - I didn't know enough to know it was really gonna be hard.
- Position
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- Nov 07, 2020
In Japanese art, space assumed a dominant role and its position was strengthened by Zen concepts.
- Inspiration
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- Nov 07, 2020
Human requirements are the inspiration for art.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Mum and Dad always wanted me to do whatever I was happy doing. I nearly went to art college at 16, but decided to do a BTEC in performing arts.
- Black And White
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is not that Shakespeare's art is in technicolor and fancy, and that real life is black and white and tedious. The life that Shakespeare was living was the only life he had, and he had to use it to create what he was doing.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
I pretty much lived movie to movie in my younger years because I loved spending money, and I didn't really have a concept of 'assets,' but as I got a little older, I bought art.
- Night
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Monday Night Raw' has been a huge part of my life, and when you think about it, I mean, life imitated art. That is how I met my husband.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I enjoy talking to people about what I do - about films, music, directors, and art. It's very strange, having to talk about yourself.
- Naked
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- Nov 07, 2020
I painted with my husband a portrait of a naked Serge Gainsbourg draped with a French flag, and it hangs in our bedroom. I love gritty and dark art like what the German couple Herakut does.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020