I love making up visual works of art in language. I get to be an artist without actually being an artist in that sense. Siri Hustvedt artartistlanguage Change image and share on social
Art can only be truly art by presenting an adequate outward symbol of some fact in the interior life. Margaret Fuller adequateartfact Change image and share on social
I was going to be a musician, no matter what it took. I supported myself with blue-collared jobs so I could write music and be in a band and play shows. I even got into an underground art scene. I was going to do whatever. Chris Cornell artbandblue share on social
Love isn't an emotion or an instinct - it's an art. Mae West artemotioninstinct Change image and share on social
I started rapping before anybody had ever bought a car from it. It was truly about the art form and the culture, more so than now, where it's a successful way to make money. Back then you had to be doing it because you liked it. Ice T artbackbuy share on social
I feel like people want to be surprised when they get out of the movies. They want something thrown at them they didn't expect. They want stuff that reminds them of the feelings that you get when you're watching art house movies but with the fun of like a big summer movie. That's the goal, I guess. Rian Johnson artbigexpect share on social
The cold, mean 'Sunset Boulevard' - a beautiful title, though I suspect it was shot on another boulevard - is further proof of the resurgence of art in the Hollywood of super-craftsmen with insuperable taste. Manny Farber artbeautifulboulevard share on social
We are all born artists. If you have kids, you know what I mean. Almost everything kids do is art. They draw with crayons on the wall. Kim Young-ha artartistbear Change image and share on social
The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery. Francis Bacon artistdeepenjob Change image and share on social
My first acquaintance with 'Peter Pan' was back when I lived in South London. I was at art school, and I needed to earn money, so I got a job as a stagehand at the Wimbledon Theatre, and 'Peter Pan' was on tour there with Donald Sinden, who was playing Captain Hook. Roger Rees acquaintanceartback share on social