The art of motion pictures is pictorial and language comes a distant second. Jean-Jacques Annaud artdistantlanguage Change image and share on social
Art should walk a tightrope. That's what art should be. Art should be dangerous. You can't be scared to say something with it. People love to talk about how comics are real art and real literature, so why not use these characters to talk about real things, even if it is dangerous? Jeff Lemire artcharactercomic share on social
We're a depraved civilization. All this technology, all the computer games and the iPhones... nobody will sit for art anymore. What a dismaying state of humanity. Diane Paulus anymoreartcivilization Change image and share on social
I knew ART was was going to give me this opportunity to expand my role as a director and finally let me have a seat at the table where I could get involved in these policy discussions and producing discussions and, frankly, the financial discussions. Diane Paulus artdirectordiscussion share on social
I wish to share and pass down some of my generation's traits, and encourage young people to create their own art, music, and literature. David Amram artcreateencourage Change image and share on social
People think it's suspect and self-indulgent to make art, and I don't think that's true. Some people think you should be busy making something that you can sell in the marketplace, and if nobody wants to buy it, it must be crap. And that's not true. Dana Spiotta artbusybuy share on social
I think it's harder than ever to be an artist. I think that you end up, especially as a middle-aged person, you pay such big consequences for saying, 'I'm just going to devote my life to making art,' or 'I'm going to devote my life to writing novels.' You end up with no resources. Dana Spiotta ageartartist share on social
A wild, untamed youth learns nobility through art. Jacques d'Amboise artlearnnobility Change image and share on social
I will revolutionise art and the world. Hurrah! Italo Calvino arthurrahrevolutionise Change image and share on social
I always think of my films within the context of where aesthetics meet economics. That's the nature of making art - not being naive about what is possible and getting what you need to tell the story you want to tell. Ira Sachs aestheticartcontext share on social