The effort of art is to keep what is interesting in existence, to recreate it in the eternal. George Santayana artefforteternal Change image and share on social
We should always remember that sensitiveness and emotion constitute the real content of a work of art. Maurice Ravel artconstitutecontent Change image and share on social
It's strange because even in the vaudeville days, ventriloquists were never the main attraction. They were the guys brought out to stand in front of the curtain while sets were being changed. Ventriloquism wasn't even celebrated as an art until Edgar Bergen came along in the 1930s. Jeff Dunham 1930sartattraction share on social
In my 20s, as I began to travel in Europe, I found comfort in religious paintings. Even though my own belief in Catholic dogma had been shaken and weakened, I found that the beauty and the richness of the art still held me. Colm Toibin 20sartbeauty share on social
I really do believe that art changes the landscape of the world. Marc Jacobs artlandscapeworld Change image and share on social
I think there's a responsibility more as an artist to try and push in the direction you think comedy should go... The biggest thing I could do for the art that I love was keeping it art: keeping it special, keeping it honest, keeping it truthful. Jerrod Carmichael artartistbig share on social
It would be obvious for me to do conceptual art, and I think I've done it already with smashing bass guitars and whatever - I consider that as conceptual. Paul Simonon artbasconceptual Change image and share on social
Almost everything looks the same at art fairs - very hygienic, very white, lots of right angles. Casey Neistat angleartfair Change image and share on social
Great art direction is NOT the same thing as great film direction! Gene Wilder artdirectionfilm Change image and share on social
I think the one that's going to be the hardest to make into a film is the one that's probably going to be made into a film, which is 'The Art of Racing in the Rain.' I mean, it's narrated by a dog. How do you do that? But hopefully we'll get to see. Garth Stein artdogfilm share on social
