By the very nature of his art, which depends on invention and innovation, a story teller must depart from the beaten track and, having done so, occasionally startle and disagree with some of his associates. Healthy disagreement we must have. Preston Sturges artassociatebeat share on social
Imagine if all those kings and dukes hadn't commissioned those crazy cathedrals, paintings and music... we'd still be living in sticks and mud. Because none of those things made any economic sense. Human beings' capacity to 'waste time' is a miracle - but that's exactly what art is for. Ha-Joon Chang artbeingcapacity share on social
Just letting it out is one of the definitions of bad art. Dennis Potter artbaddefinition Change image and share on social
I'm not an art director; I'm just not. I've always been somebody who has a sensibility that I hope is the same sensibility of others. Frank Oz artdirectorhave Change image and share on social
I'm just blessed, man. I'm just happy to share my art form with everyone. That's cool. Savion Glover artblesscool Change image and share on social
If the culture shifts, if people think differently about women, the art will shift, too. You can't ask art to make social change. It's not what it's for. Salman Rushdie artchangeculture Change image and share on social
An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture. Jean Cocteau artartistdiscuss Change image and share on social
Emotion resulting from a work of art is only of value when it is not obtained by sentimental blackmail. Jean Cocteau artblackmailemotion Change image and share on social
What's becoming very obvious to me is that fashion is art. Lupita Nyong'o artfashionobvious Change image and share on social
I know as a director I hit it out of the park sometimes, and sometimes we haven't, and that's kind of the way art goes. You just have to be willing to take the 'failures' and learn from them, make the best of them. Tim Story artdirectorfailure share on social