Contemporary culture is like the weather - we have to be open to it. I don't like the way it is dismissed or closed down. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes close contemporary culture
We have to keep an eye on the future with a sense of the past in every passing moment of the present. Amanda Harlech eyefuturemoment Change image and share on social
People think of me as a stereotype: muse, privileged, decorative. Classically, the muses were the inspiration. They'd come and go - they wouldn't actually make things, get their hands dirty. I don't think I'm a muse, although I think I can help pull a trigger. I really like getting my hands dirty. Amanda Harlech classicallydecorativedirty share on social
You know that gap between where you are and where you'd like to be? Within that gap, there is an ache and an aspirational leap, which is very good for writing. Amanda Harlech acheaspirationalgap Change image and share on social
The thrill of a photo-realist painter is if you get really close to the painting, it looks just like a photograph. Whereas in my case, if you get close to my paintings, they totally fall apart - so I'm about as far from a photo-realist as it gets. Marilyn Minter caseclosefall share on social
I trained in every form of dance - started as a tap dancer when I was a kid, then contemporary, ballet, ballroom, everything. Russian, Swedish. Nigel Lythgoe balletballroomcontemporary Change image and share on social
Shaft was a pop culture figure along t he lines of, I guess, Dirty Harry - except that he wasn't as much of a racist. So yeah, I was always a fan. Jeffrey Wright culturedirtyfan Change image and share on social