Art Quotes
Beauty, expression, and the human need to create. Artists and thinkers on why art matters.
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"The art of acting is dealing with the terrible knowledge of what you are."Johnny Carson
"Art is what you can get away with."Johnny Carson
"Art should be funny, it should be serious, and it should make you think."Mel Brooks
"Art is the expression of the soul captured in form."Mel Brooks
"Art is how we express what words cannot."Carol Burnett
"Art is the language of the soul."Carol Burnett
"I'm not interested in making movies for snobs. I want to reach people."Mel Brooks
"Art is the greatest achievement of civilized society."Mel Brooks
"There's something magical about connecting with an audience night after night."Johnny Carson
"Art is the expression of the soul without words."Carol Burnett
"Art is the expression of the soul without limitations."Goldie Hawn
"Art is not what you see, but what you make others see."Lily Tomlin
"I wanted to open people's eyes through laughter and then sneak the message in."Lily Tomlin
"There's something about comedy that allows you to say what everybody's thinking."Lily Tomlin
"Art is the expression of what cannot be easily put into words."Johnny Carson
"There's a real art to comedy."Phyllis Diller
"The stage is my church, and the audience is my congregation."Don Rickles
"Being different is a gift. Knowing how to use it is an art."Don Rickles
"Art imitates life. No wonder my life looks so bad—it's being painted by a blindfolded artist."Rodney Dangerfield
"The beauty of performing is that you get to connect with people in a real way."Carol Burnett
"Art is the expression of the soul."Goldie Hawn
"Art is the language of the heart."Goldie Hawn
"Comedy is about finding the truth in people and holding up a mirror to it."Don Rickles
"The artist must be in his work like God is in creation, invisible yet all-powerful."Mort Sahl
"Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable."Mort Sahl
"I always felt more at home in comedy than anywhere else."Gilda Radner
"Art imitates life, but life imitates TV."Gilda Radner
"The more vulnerable you are willing to be, the funnier you can be."Carol Burnett
"Art isn't about being perfect. It's about being honest."Lily Tomlin
"The best performers are always the ones who care the most about their audience."Lily Tomlin