Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper. Jean Cocteau artfilminexpensive Change image and share on social
I'm very manipulative towards directors. My theory is that everyone on the set is directing the film, we're all receiving art messages from the universe on how we should do the film. Jeff Bridges artdirectdirector Change image and share on social
I don't want to be interesting. I want to be good. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe goodinterest Change image and share on social
I think there is something so compelling about the truth that whether you're a lawyer or judge or an actor, when you get at that truth, it connects with people on a particular level that I think makes your art more viable. Sarah Jones actorartcompel share on social
Few developments central to the history of art have been so misrepresented or misunderstood as the brief, brave, glorious, doomed life of the Bauhaus - the epochally influential German art, architecture, crafts, and design school that was founded in Goethe's sleepy hometown of Weimar in 1919. Martin Filler architectureartbauhau share on social
For me, the game would be to assume a very intelligent reader who can extrapolate a lot from a little. And that's become my definition of art; to get that pitch just right, where I can put a hint on page three, and the reader's ears go up a bit, as opposed to dropping it all on the first page. George Saunders artassumebite share on social
I like playing with that space between laughter and discomfort where your discomfort can also make you laugh, and you're confused about the mixed feelings. That's challenging, and I think that's what makes for some of the best art. Hari Kondabolu artchallengeconfuse share on social
The very large brain that humans have, plus the things that go along with it - language, art, science - seemed to have evolved only once. The eye, by contrast, independently evolved 40 times. So, if you were to 'replay' evolution, the eye would almost certainly appear again, whereas the big brain probably wouldn't. Richard Dawkins artbigbrain share on social
Poetry is one of the oldest of all art forms, and one of its powers for shamans and tribal leaders was the mnemonic. Felix Dennis artformleader Change image and share on social
There's a battle between what the cook thinks is high art and what the customer just wants to eat. Mario Batali artbattlecook Change image and share on social