Because theatre is a story-telling art form, we feel entitled to assume that the playwright got there before we got there. Tom Stoppard artassumeentitle Change image and share on social
I was an awful critic. I operated on the assumption that there was an absolute scale of values against which art could be measured. I didn't trust my own subjective responses. Tom Stoppard absoluteartassumption Change image and share on social
In my world, history comes down to language and art. No one cares much about what battles were fought, who won them and who lost them - unless there is a painting, a play, a song or a poem that speaks of the event. Theodore Bikel artbattlecare share on social
Art is the stored honey of the human soul, gathered on wings of misery and travail. Theodore Dreiser artgatherhoney Change image and share on social
Because I'm an art historian, I have some experience of writing that comes out of close attention. That's what really art history is. You're looking at something very closely, and you try to write in a meticulous way about it. Teju Cole artattentionclose share on social
My hand is the extension of the thinking process - the creative process. Tadao Ando creativeextensionhand Change image and share on social
I feel compelled to make art that on one hand reflects and sometimes almost creates like a sense of comfort when confronted with the strangeness of the world. Moby artcomfortcompel Change image and share on social
I think optimism springs from nature. I'm a gardener. Nature has taught me about rhythm, the essence of every art. With so much that is terrible, nature gives me pleasure. Mira Nair artessencegardener Change image and share on social
Government shouldn't try to dictate what art looks like or what it portrays. Last thing we want is government screwing it up, which is what they would do. Mike Huckabee artdictategovernment Change image and share on social
