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People in Kolkata know me well for both commercial and art cinema.

I just love pretty things, whether it is art, a song or a pair of shoes.

In my opinion, if you want to pursue an art, especially acting, you have to be really perceptive of what people go through. There is so much bad in the world, and I think that acting it out and exploring it almost helps you deal with it.

Art is freedom. If you defend art, you defend freedom.

Art is giving to what you create a soul.

I am always rethinking how art is perceived and received, questioning our relationship to art. That's always been a constant.

People assume that a lot of pop artists don't write their songs. That, for me, is super frustrating because I think it detracts from some of the art and some of the craft of what we do. I'm at the helm of it, and I think that is what people don't see.

For years, I had heard about the lack of interest in literature in the U.S. and I had complained about it. I failed to understand how people could fail to be moved by art.

Insanity is a very high art form. If everyone was insane, I wouldn't be here!

Tattoos are traditionally super masculine, but I just like it. I like the art.

The script for 'The Art of Self-Defense,' to be fair, I knew going into it that it was going to be a hard movie to get made.

You can feel greatness in the ring. You can get two guys that gel together and it's just like poetry or a work of art.

I used to agonise over what to do next, but now I'm making a movie a year. It's insane, but it's only a movie after all. You just hang in there, and occasionally you might make something which you can call art... briefly.

There's art in rhythm playing. Just find it. Make your own art. Find your place, and when it's your time to solo, it's your time to shine.

There are moments in time when the coincidence of art and reality interact to allow us a glimpse into the context of history. The release of the Christopher Nolan film 'Interstellar' a few days after two catastrophes in our space endeavor gives us one of those moments.

Once I found art, it was a wrap.

Something my dad would say was that it's not important to win, but it's important to know how not to be defeated. The art of invincibility is the most important attribute in Jiu-Jitsu.

Jiu jitsu is the first martial art. It combines the elements of striking, which became karate, with the balance which often become part of Judo, and grappling, submission.

Dai Vernon, the greatest sleight of hand figure in the history of the art, rarely performed. But he invented magic and had an enormous influence on the whole range of sleight of hand. And so often, the magic he was doing was to fool other magicians.

Like every art form, there are jealousies and angers and competitiveness in magic. But there's camaraderie among magicians, whether you perform it for a living or you're an enthusiast.

I think all art - even one as lowly as making jokes about celebrities - is there to make a connection.