Real popular culture is folk art - coalminers' songs and so forth. Noam Chomsky artcoalminerculture Change image and share on social
The cult of art gives pride; one never has too much of it. Gustave Flaubert artcultpride Change image and share on social
I've been really trying to hone the art of songwriting in a way that doesn't follow any sort of guideline. James Blake artfollowguideline Change image and share on social
The talent is always there and art is cyclical. I'm optimistic. Hal David artcyclicaloptimistic Change image and share on social
As much as I love art, there is no art as fine as the world we have been given. Mark Helprin artfinelove Change image and share on social
A novel, of course, is a fully self-contained work of art. You pick it up off the shelf, open it, and there it is - a whole universe waiting for you to enter. A screenplay is just a blueprint for making a movie. Until the movie is actually filmed, the script really means nothing. John Niven artblueprintcontain share on social
A man is a poet if difficulties inherent in his art provide him with ideas; he is not a poet if they deprive him of ideas. Paul Valery artdeprivedifficulty Change image and share on social
When I was 16 years old, I joined a drama group called North Queensland Academy of Dramatic Art under a woman called Maggie Shephard-King. She inspired me to audition for the role of Romeo in 'Romeo and Juliet.' Brenton Thwaites academyartaudition share on social
My only concern about art collaborations is that I never thought of myself as an Artist. My tax forms say Musician/Songwriter. Sufjan Stevens artartistcollaboration Change image and share on social
My anxiety level of my own work and what I'm doing and focusing on my art and all of that stuff? That's fundamental. Sufjan Stevens anxietyartfocus Change image and share on social
