Art is one of the few places where you can put it in a constructive way where it won't burn you up inside or hurt anyone..

The painting is finished when the idea has disappeared..

Many persons feel art, some understand it; but few both feel and understand it..

Egotism is the art of seeing in yourself what others cannot see..

There was an old brochure for the American Academy of Dramatic Arts with a quote from Robert Redford or someone, that said, "You're only as good as y….

There is no need to express art in terms of nature. It can perfectly well be expressed in terms of geometry and the exact sciences..

Doodling serves as a means of keeping the hand or fingers limber, so that they are always ready for serious work..

Language, after all, is only the use of symbols, and Art also can only affect us through symbols..

Only a warrior can survive the path of knowledge because the art of the warrior is to balance the pain of being a man with the wonder of being a man..

A work of art is something produced by a person, but is not that person — it is of her, but is not her. It’s a reach, really — the artist is trying t….

I've trained myself to fight an army, so one guy will not defeat me..

As children, we come into the world with a natural desire to both speak and draw. Society makes sure that we learn language properly, right from the ….

Popular culture is the new Babylon, into which so much art and intellect now flow. It is our imperial sex theater, supreme temple of the western eye.….

Most visual artists, just like most writers, tend to be solitary. While they're doing the art, that is. They may have a crazy orgy that morning, but ….

The realm of classical music is so vast - not only in terms of style but of era, age and the purposes for which it was composed - it is an enormous a….

It's not about how you are when things go well, what defines you is how you are when you fail from an obstacle..

The mind is the seat of perception of the things we see, hear, and feel. It is through the mind that we see the beauties of the earth and sky, or mu….

Whether it's a street poster on a brick wall, a magazine cover on a newsstand, or animation on a movie screen - art is an effective means of communic….

An ad that pretends to be art is – at absolute best – like somebody who smiles warmly at you only because he wants something from you..

Something about music urges us to engage with its larger context, beyond the piece of plastic it came on-it seems to be part of our genetic makeup th….

Let me see: art and activism. I can always fall back on, "the question should be, what isn't political? Everything you do is political, even if it's ….