I grew up reading Updike. I remember being alarmed to find that he had published short stories by the time he was 22. I think 'Pigeon Feathers' was the first collection of stories I read. Only much later did I discover his non-fiction reviewing and art criticism. Justin Cartwright alarmartcollection share on social
As an actor, you see a sliver of how the show is made, but to see the actual writing process and the re-writing process and the casting process and art direction and set design - all of this is happening in a very intense period. John Slattery actoractualart share on social
The art of being sick is not the same as the art of getting well. Tony Snow artsick Change image and share on social
A picture book is a small door to the enormous world of the visual arts, and they're often the first art a young person sees. Tomie dePaola artbookdoor Change image and share on social
Poetry remembers that it was an oral art before it was a written art. Jorge Luis Borges artoralpoetry Change image and share on social
I do not know what the spirit of a philosopher could more wish to be than a good dancer. For the dance is his ideal, also his fine art, finally also the only kind of piety he knows, his 'divine service.' Friedrich Nietzsche artdancedancer share on social
The record business is dangerous to the health of bands and individuals, which is something I'm just now learning. But it's not dangerous in any of the ways people think; it's not that they try to make you compromise your art. That's not the problem. T Bone Burnett artbandbusiness share on social
Science is what we understand well enough to explain to a computer. Art is everything else we do. Donald Knuth artcomputerexplain Change image and share on social
I can't live with art: I'd spend too much time tweaking it. Thelma Golden artlivespend Change image and share on social
Norway is a small country, about half the size of Sweden, but it has a very good film climate because they have municipal cinemas, so even in the smallest towns you have a cinema that shows art house films from all over the world. Stellan Skarsgard artcinemaclimate share on social