Art is moral passion married to entertainment. Moral passion without entertainment is propaganda, and entertainment without moral passion is television. Rita Mae Brown artentertainmentmarry Change image and share on social
I really do believe that art changes the landscape of the world. Marc Jacobs artlandscapeworld Change image and share on social
We recognize the distinctness of Asian art when we turn to its traditional forms, recognize it as Japanese, Chinese and Indian, even Balinese or Thai. F. Sionil Jose artasianbalinese Change image and share on social
You perhaps know me as a novelist. Literature is one of the arts - in fact, the noblest of the arts. That is not my opinion; it was first expressed by the ancients. As art, literature has many similarities with the other art forms. F. Sionil Jose ancientartexpress share on social
I've started doing book reviews for Barnes & Noble! They saw that I did a lot of book reviews on the site, and they figured that it might not be a bad thing if they got me to do some for them as well. I gave them five categories I'd be interested in reviewing, from art to fiction to music. David Bowie artbadbarne share on social
I want my art to make people look at the world in a new way. I mean, what's the point of the art of writing if it doesn't take you into the mysterious? John Banville artmakemysterious Change image and share on social
I love the art of acting, and I love film, because you always have another chance if you want it. You know, if we - if this isn't going well, you can't say - well, you could say - let's stop. Let's start over again, Gene, because you were too nervous. Gene Wilder actartchance share on social
I'm making the art for me first. I'm making it because these are the pictures I want to see. I'm making pictures that don't yet exist. Ryan McGinley artexistmake Change image and share on social
I wanted my art to deal with very formal concerns and to deal with very material concerns, and to deal with antecedents and art history, which for me go very far beyond just the influence of African-American artists. Rashid Johnson africanamericanantecedent share on social
Many great works of art, poetry, and music are inspired by astral memories. The desire to do noble, beautiful things here on Earth is also often a carryover of astral experiences between a person's earth lives. Paramahansa Yogananda artastralbeautiful share on social