- Me
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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
- Logic
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- Nov 07, 2020
At the Museum of Roman Art, the logic of the forms is very much modern. But in spite of that, the idea of the construction could be related to a historical time.
- Next
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- Nov 07, 2020
So I was in America and I thought I'll stick around while I'm here and just see what happens. The next film I did was High Art, so I guess it started with a sort of vague idea but really just a fantasy.
- Crafting
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- Nov 07, 2020
Competing in pageants made me hyper-aware of the unfair expectations society places on women in terms of youth and beauty. But it also gave me empathy for women who use beauty as a creative exploration. When expressed healthfully, dressing up, doing hair, crafting makeup, etc., is an art form.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am inspired by life, past experiences, what's to come, women around me, art, colors, paintings, and emotions.
- Political
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of politics in art is just institutional critique, which, in my opinion, is not all that political.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I sort of always had an inkling towards some kind of an art form. I grew up in a very small town, and I just figure-skated. My dad played hockey and I was surrounded by sports, but it wasn't quite doing it for me. I wasn't totally fulfilled, and I did a lot of skating.
- Funny
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm very silly as a person, but quality silliness on-screen has more of an art to it. Harrison Ford, whom I was in 'Morning Glory' with, has mastered that dry funny better than anyone.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Writing, more than any other art, is indexed to the worthiness of the self because it is identified in people's minds with emotion.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are certain types of slightly hysterical human characters who, rather than creating, walk around with a sense of their own potential - it's as if they themselves were art objects. They feel as if their lives are written narratives, or pieces of music.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020