All of us use art and literature as an escape from time to time, but if it's any good, it has a healing quality - a quality that enlarges our human spirits. Katherine Paterson artenlargeescape Change image and share on social
The screen is a magic medium. It has such power that it can retain interest as it conveys emotions and moods that no other art form can hope to tackle. Stanley Kubrick artconveyemotion Change image and share on social
Being on 'Whitney' is a job, but stand-up is my life. I could never stop. There's an art to it. I love having strangers laugh with me, so as long as I can continue doing that, I'll be happy. Working on a show and collectively sharing ideas with a cast is great, but stand-up is my first love. Chris D'Elia artcastcollectively share on social
You want to put out a TV show? If you have the money to do it on your own, by yourself, and you have a TV network, you can do it by yourself. But the nature of the beast is, art needs finance. That's how this industry works. So until the Internet becomes our source of entertainment - and watch it, I believe it will - this is how things go. Nathan Fillion artbeastentertainment share on social
I'd like to work on putting art programs back in schools. Chaka Khan artbackprogram Change image and share on social
The first thing you learn in a martial art sport is discipline, and you are not allowed to use it at home. Caroline Marton allowartdiscipline Change image and share on social
There's good art and there's bad art. A lot of action films are bad art, but Paul Greengrass showed us with the Bourne films that it's possible to make an action film with a political, social conscience. Joe Wright actionartbad share on social
Music is art to me, and you don't censor art. You don't go into a museum and censor things. Iggy Azalea artcensormuseum Change image and share on social
For me, visuals are as important as the music. I just love escapism and giving people something to escape to. To me, that's what art is. Iggy Azalea artescapeescapism Change image and share on social
Behind the criticism of fashion as an artistic medium is a highly ideological prejudice: against markets, against consumers, against the dynamism of Western commercial society. The debate is not about art but about culture and economics. Virginia Postrel artartisticcommercial share on social