I'd say, if you want to be an artist, start with your art; start with making great music and it will, hopefully, eventually cut through all of the nonsense that is out there. Queen Latifah artartistcut Change image and share on social
That DMC Act is a disgrace. And the problem with independent art in this country is that independent artists have been economically blacklisted. Lloyd Kaufman actartartist Change image and share on social
There are plenty of writers, past and present, from Shakespeare to Henry James to Lydia Davis, who test the limits of coherence and put pressure on current notions of accessible (and acceptable) narrative methods. To thrive and change and grow, any art needs this kind of pressure. Joanna Scott acceptableaccessibleart share on social
Telling ourselves that fiction is in a sense true and at the same time not true is essential to the art of fiction. It's been at the heart of fiction from the start. Fiction offers both truth, and we know it's a flat-out lie. Sometimes it drives a novelist mad. Sometimes it energizes us. Joanna Scott artdriveenergize share on social
You may choose your words like a connoisseur, And polish it up with art, But the word that sways, and stirs, and stays, Is the word that comes from the heart. Ella Wheeler Wilcox artchooseconnoisseur Change image and share on social
With care, and skill, and cunning art, She parried Time's malicious dart, And kept the years at bay, Till passion entered in her heart and aged her in a day! Ella Wheeler Wilcox ageartbay Change image and share on social
The effort to create a work of art that is true and potentially lasting, that is the very best work of art you can create at that point in your life - a book that may only reach or move a few people but will seem to those people somehow transformative. That's the ideal; that's always the motivation. Claire Messud artbookcreate share on social
There's an axiom I live by: 'There is no art without politics.' You either choose to engage it, or you choose political apathy. This ties in with ideas around real-time performance and feedback. Chris Jordan apathyartaxiom Change image and share on social
I never studied art, but taught myself to draw by imitating the New Yorker cartoonists of that day, instead of doing my homework. Bil Keane artcartoonistday Change image and share on social
The most glorious thing about working in the collaborative art is when you have somebody like Susan Kingsley or Kathy Bates who are better than your play. Beth Henley artbatecollaborative Change image and share on social