Art Quotes
Beauty, expression, and the human need to create. Artists and thinkers on why art matters.
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"Art survives long after empires crumble."Roger Moore
"I think what a lot of action movies lose these days, especially the ones that deal with fantasy, is you stop caring at some point because you've lost human scale."Gregory Peck
"Art has the power to change hearts and minds in ways that arguments never can."Gregory Peck
"Art is the language of the soul. It speaks to something in us that transcends reason."Gregory Peck
"Acting is the art of lying well."Richard Burton
"I am not in politics. I am in the theater."Richard Burton
"The voice is the ultimate weapon of an actor."Richard Burton
"I believe in the transformative power of art."Richard Burton
"Art is the most beautiful language we have to express the human condition."Sean Connery
"The greatest value of a picture is that it forces us to ask ourselves questions."Mary Pickford
"The motion picture is a medium of perpetual middle age."Mary Pickford
"Art is the only thing that really matters."Brigitte Bardot
"The movies are the only business where you can go out front and applaud yourself."Lillian Gish
"Art is the beauty the world produces."Lillian Gish
"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."Lillian Gish
"A woman's dress should be a form of architecture."Sophia Loren
"An actor without a playwright is like a hole without walls or roof."Sophia Loren
"Italian men understand the art of living."Sophia Loren
"Fashion is something that comes from within you."Sophia Loren
"Art is the soul of civilization."Sophia Loren
"The more successful the villain, the more successful the picture."Clint Eastwood
"I know what it takes to make a good movie."Clint Eastwood
"What feels good to the writer isn't always what plays well on screen."Clint Eastwood
"You don't always have to show things. Sometimes the most powerful thing is what you don't show."Clint Eastwood
"I think it's important to be able to let the picture breathe."Clint Eastwood
"I don't think about money when I'm making a film."Clint Eastwood
"Art is the lie that helps us see the truth."Richard Burton
"Art gives form to the formless and voice to the silent."Richard Burton
"Illusions are art."Marlene Dietrich
"Life is an art form, and I am the artist."Marlene Dietrich