Art Quotes
Beauty, expression, and the human need to create. Artists and thinkers on why art matters.
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"The stage taught me that vulnerability hidden in jokes is the most powerful tool."Don Rickles
"I never studied the art of insult comedy—I just lived it."Don Rickles
"Making people laugh is one of the greatest privileges in life."Gilda Radner
"The beauty of performing is that you get to touch people's hearts."Gilda Radner
"Hollywood is where they pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul."Mort Sahl
"Art is the expression of the soul without words."Goldie Hawn
"Art is therapy for the soul."Goldie Hawn
"Art is what allows you to say things you can't say any other way."Gilda Radner
"I believe in using plain language to say complicated things."Mort Sahl
"Art is the only honest thing in a dishonest world."Mort Sahl
"The difference between style and fashion is quality."Lily Tomlin
"The art of acting is the art of listening."Lily Tomlin
"If all the world is a stage, I want to operate the trap door."Fred Allen
"The fashion is not something that lives only in dresses. Fashion is in the sky, in the street; fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening."Phyllis Diller
"Acting is all about honesty. If you can fake that, you've got it made"George Burns
"Acting is all about honesty. If you fake that, you've got it made"George Burns
"In show business, the most important thing is sincerity. Once you can fake that, you've got it made"George Burns
"Comedy is the only thing where you can totally mess up and people laugh."Gilda Radner
"The purpose of comedy is to tell the truth in a way that people can actually hear it."Gilda Radner
"Art is just truth with a smile on its face."Gilda Radner
"The best comedy comes from a place of truth, not from trying to be clever."Gilda Radner
"Acting is like sex: you should do it, not talk about it."Gracie Allen
"The real art of conversation is not in speaking but in listening."Gracie Allen
"Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time."Fred Allen
"Every artist dips his brush in his own soul."Fred Allen
"Art is what you can get away with."Mort Sahl
"Hollywood is like Picasso's bathroom."Mort Sahl
"The art of living is the art of knowing what to hold onto and what to let go."Jack Benny
"The art of conversation is the art of being interesting."Jack Benny
"My mother told me I was dancing before I was born. She could feel me doing kick-turns inside."Phyllis Diller