In art, there is neither past nor future. The art that is not in the present will never be..

Just because something causes you to have a feeling of aesthetic beauty does not make it a work of art..

The class situation [at Art Institute on Elmwood Avenue] was such that one would be very much on their own to paint or draw. The faculty was roving t….

I like to change. A new lamp, a piece of art, can transform a room..

I will no longer take anyone's word for my experience..

The art of politics is to separate actions from consequences.

The man or woman you really love will never grow old to you. Through the wrinkles of time, through the bowed frame of years, you will always see the ….

I’ve always been a dreamer, have always believed in the power of love and art and loud, life-affirming rock and roll, but, for the first time, I’m st….

Having no purpose is the function of art, so somebody else can look at it and ask a question. Design is different - you're supposed to understand wha….

I come from an art history background. I studied at a master's degree level; I chose to dork out on art for much of my adult life. A lot of my heroes….

I don't know what its like for most actors, but really clearly for myself acting has always been the fulfillment of personal fantasies. It isn't just….

How can I dispose of myself with it?.

Everything we know has its origin in questions. Questions, we might say, are the principal intellectual instruments available to human beings. Then h….

The magician depends for the success of his art upon the credulity of the people. Whatever mystifies, excites curiosity; whatever in turn baffles thi….

Movies are our cheap and easy expression, the sullen art of displaced persons..

Art should be waged like war..

Art includes everything which stimulates the desire to live; science includes everything which sharpens the desire to know. Art, even the most disint….

Making art is dealing with people on your own terms. The ideal way of using people is using them like clay, but that being out of the question, excep….

I wanted to be with the men I admired rather than the Scottish Arts Council crowd, so I spent a lot of time in graveyards. You get less trouble from ….

At any rate, girls are differently situated. Having no need of deep scientific knowledge, their education is confined more to the ordinary things of ….

I know my sound when i hear it. My stroke is just my stroke..