I was a coat checker, a dishwasher, a waitress, and those were some of the happiest times of my life because I still got to do my writing. You're lucky when you can work and then do your art. Sophie B. Hawkins artcheckercoat Change image and share on social
I personally want to work with great directors and great actors. My thing is about being inspired. You want money to come, but money doesn't always come with great art. At the end of the day, it's about being satisfied with yourself as a human being. It's important to me to try to make that happen. Scott Cohen actorartday share on social
Now, the language that had grown up and formed itself on those principles is what one is dealing with, and the problem is to bring a work of art in that medium into another medium formed on different principles and heard and understood in a different way. Robert Fitzgerald artbringdeal share on social
What moves me in art is how we question who we are as people. Ralph Fiennes artmovepeople Change image and share on social
Poetry is a totally different art than film. Stan Brakhage artfilmpoetry Change image and share on social
What is comedy? Comedy is the art of making people laugh without making them puke. Steve Martin artcomedylaugh Change image and share on social
The women I know are smart, interesting people who aren't just there to service the men's stories, so I don't know why our art continues to do that. Carrie Coon artcontinueinterest Change image and share on social
Whereas painting is a more rarefied art form, with a limited audience, I recognized film as this extraordinary social tool that could reach tremendous numbers of people. Kathryn Bigelow artaudienceextraordinary Change image and share on social
I had no idea when I went to college what I'd be doing. I took organic chemistry and did terribly, but I was good in English and art. I took many courses and participated in as many activities as I could. I learned a lot about every single thing. Martha Stewart activityartchemistry share on social
I've spent most of my life embracing violence in wars and revolutions. Even a famine is a form of violence. Because I photograph people in peril, people in pain, people being executed in front of me, I find it very difficult to get my head around the art narrative of photography. Don McCullin artdifficultembrace share on social