Art Quotes

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"Art is the only way to tell the truth without getting arrested."
Frankie Boyle
"Art is the permission slip to be yourself."
Miranda Hart
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"Art is the soul's way of speaking when words fail."
Lee Evans
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"I think the key to a good performance is honesty, and if you can fake that, you've got it made."
Rowan Atkinson
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"The best art makes you uncomfortable."
Russell Brand
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"Art is the voice of what cannot speak."
Russell Brand
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"Art is how we express what words alone cannot convey."
Peter Kay
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"Art challenges us to see the world differently."
Peter Kay
"Art is proof that being different is actually the point"
Miranda Hart
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"Acting is like lying. It's the only legal form of lying."
Hugh Laurie
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"Art is what happens when you stop trying to be clever."
Hugh Laurie
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"Every person is a story. Most of them just never get told."
Hugh Laurie
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"Art is what you can't explain. That's why critics exist."
Ricky Gervais
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"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."
Trevor Noah
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"Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth."
Trevor Noah
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"Art is the language of the soul when words fail us."
Russell Brand
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"Physical comedy is like a universal language - it transcends borders and speaks directly to the human experience."
Rowan Atkinson
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"Timing in comedy is everything - it's the difference between a laugh and confusion."
Rowan Atkinson
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"I think the purpose of art is to hold up a mirror to society and make people think."
Rowan Atkinson
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"The relationship between form and content must be perfectly balanced in any creative work."
Rowan Atkinson
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"Every performance is a conversation between artist and audience."
Rowan Atkinson
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"The craft of comedy is about timing, truth, and the courage to be absurd."
Rowan Atkinson
"Art is the expression of everything we can't quite say out loud"
Miranda Hart
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"Art should provoke, not comfort. Comfort is the enemy of progress."
Ricky Gervais
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"Art is the most dangerous form of truth because it can't be argued away."
Trevor Noah
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"Art is the language of the soul when words fail."
Hugh Laurie
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"Art without emotion is decoration; art with emotion is transformation."
Hugh Laurie
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"Being on the air is like performing a live concert."
Jay Leno
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"I've always treated my work like an art form."
Jay Leno
"Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth."
Jimmy Kimmel