Does any art have a practical value? People love to talk about how expensive a painting is. That's the only way we can talk about paintings in this century. John Guare artcenturyexpensive Change image and share on social
I don't know very many people in the art world, only socialise with the few I like, and have little time to gnaw my nails with anxiety about any criticism I hear about. Charles Saatchi anxietyartcriticism Change image and share on social
I don't buy art just to make artists happy any more than I want to make them sad if I sell their work. Charles Saatchi artartistbuy Change image and share on social
Artists need a lot of collectors, all kinds of collectors, buying their art. Charles Saatchi artartistbuy Change image and share on social
I'm art. You're art. We are God's greatest works, simple as that. Tracy Morgan artgodgreat Change image and share on social
Fashion often starts off beautiful and becomes ugly, whereas art starts off ugly sometimes and becomes beautiful. David Bailey artbeautifulfashion Change image and share on social
The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude. Friedrich Nietzsche artbeautifulessence Change image and share on social
At work people are expected to be at the beck and call of employers all the time. You have blackberries and other things, and they just don't leave you alone. People have less time just to drop into an art gallery. Jeremy Paxman artbeckblackberry share on social
And really the purpose of art - for me, fiction - is to alert, to indicate to stop, to say: Make certain that when you rush through you will not miss the moment which you might have had, or might still have. Jerzy Kosinski alertartfiction share on social
I feel at various times in my life that I've been at a point where I had to choose between a death sentence and a life sentence. And I want to live. What do I do to live? What do I do to be vital? And the answer is always creativity. The answer is always art. Jodie Foster answerartchoose share on social
