I can remember the moment when I suddenly felt that the camera was a living partner. I suddenly felt this is art, and the camera is a co-operative living person. After that I was extremely happy to act in films. Erland Josephson actartcamera share on social
In general it can be said that a nation's art is greatest when it most reflects the character of its people. Edward Hopper artcharactergeneral Change image and share on social
Most museums - with all their burdens to pay for exhibitions, administration, and security - really don't have any money really to acquire art, with few exceptions. Eli Broad acquireadministrationart Change image and share on social
Bullfighting is the only art in which the artist is in danger of death and in which the degree of brilliance in the performance is left to the fighter's honor. Ernest Hemingway artartistbrilliance Change image and share on social
Reading is an art form, and every man can be an artist. Edwin Louis Cole artartistform Change image and share on social
One to destroy, is murder by the law; and gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe; to murder thousands, takes a specious name, 'War's glorious art', and gives immortal fame. Edward Young artawedestroy Change image and share on social
Writing, more than any other art, is indexed to the worthiness of the self because it is identified in people's minds with emotion. Rachel Cusk artemotionidentify Change image and share on social
Good art is art that allows you to enter it from a variety of angles and to emerge with a variety of views. Mary Schmich angleartemerge Change image and share on social
'Buncha Losers' comedy is one of those homegrown American art forms, up there with infomercials and Elvis-shaped soap carvings. No other civilization could have invented it. The French took a stab with Sartre's 'No Exit,' but then they had to ruin it with a lesson at the end. Rob Sheffield americanartbuncha share on social
I think that music and art and film, at their best, can connect with something that is eternal in human beings, that might not have so many labels on it, something that's ultimately universal and that may just be a feeling. Tunde Adebimpe artbeingconnect share on social