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
You'll see more violence in any television crime series than you will in my films... Art is there to have a stimulating effect, if it earns its name. You have to be honest, that's the only thing. Michael Haneke artcrimeearn Change image and share on social
What I would love to see is art that explicitly addresses not personal intimacies but anonymous intimacies: the vast collections of facts about you and me that now exist in giant server banks. Russell Smith addressanonymousart Change image and share on social
The body is your instrument in dance, but your art is outside that creature, the body. Martha Graham artbodycreature Change image and share on social
Gardening always has been an art, essentially. Robert Irwin artessentiallygarden Change image and share on social
By the time we got to MGM, and Lions Gate the movie was done there was nothing else to say. It was done. Just as at Universal, it was art by committee. Rob Zombie artcommitteegate Change image and share on social
Whatever happens in my life, whether I stand up or I fall down, whatever the case, I'm going to use it in my art. Why? Because I'm an artist and I have to. Jill Scott artartistcase Change image and share on social
I don't want to sound pretentious, but I love art, I like to go to museums, and I like to read books. Rainn Wilson artbooklove Change image and share on social
I get the feeling that people from outside the world of contemporary art see it as deserving of mockery, in an emperor's-new-clothes sort of way. I think that's not right and that it's just because they don't understand the discourse. Rachel Kushner artclothecontemporary share on social
