Art Quotes

Beauty, expression, and the human need to create. Artists and thinkers on why art matters.

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"Mogambo was the most sexually charged picture ever made."
Ava Gardner
"Art is a reflection of the soul."
Ava Gardner
"I'm grateful for the ability to touch people's hearts through my work."
Ava Gardner
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"Art is the language of the soul, and film is democracy's art."
Mary Pickford
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"I believe in the transformative power of art and beauty."
Mary Pickford
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"I believe that art has the power to heal what words cannot."
Mary Pickford
"I'm a much better actress when I'm not trying so hard."
Joan Fontaine
"Every role taught me something new about being human."
Joan Fontaine
"The camera sees what the heart reveals."
Joan Fontaine
"The best part of my career was the work itself."
Joan Fontaine
"The real artistry lies in the spaces between the words."
Joan Fontaine
"It's funny how the colors of the real world only seem really real when you viddy them on the screen."
Marlene Dietrich
"I love acting. It is so much more real than life."
Marlene Dietrich
"The stage is the closest thing to magic that exists in this world."
Marlene Dietrich
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"Art should surprise, delight, and provoke thought. Anything less is decoration."
Greta Garbo
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"I act not because I enjoy it, but because I need to express what words cannot."
Greta Garbo
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"I have always believed that mystery is more attractive than revelation."
Greta Garbo
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"Art is the only way I know to speak to the dead."
Greta Garbo
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"I believe that every moment is a masterpiece if we let it be."
Greta Garbo
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"I believe that life is the greatest performance art."
Greta Garbo
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"Acting is not about being someone else. It's about finding the truth within a character."
Brigitte Bardot
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"I believe in celebrating life in all its forms and expressions."
Brigitte Bardot
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"The motion picture is a great art form. It has given us the ability to capture the beauty of the human face in a way no other medium can."
Lillian Gish
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"Through art, we discover who we truly are and who we might become."
Lillian Gish
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"Every role I have played has been a mirror reflecting some aspect of human nature."
Lillian Gish
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"Art exists to communicate what words alone cannot express."
Lillian Gish
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"The human face is the most expressive canvas upon which emotion can be painted."
Lillian Gish
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"Art endures because it speaks to something eternal within the human spirit."
Lillian Gish
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"To be an artist is to be a servant of beauty and truth."
Lillian Gish
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"Music and art are the languages of the soul that words can never fully capture."
Lillian Gish