Art Quotes
Beauty, expression, and the human need to create. Artists and thinkers on why art matters.
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"The power of storytelling should never be underestimated."Orson Welles
"I believe in the redemptive power of art and creation."Orson Welles
"Passion is something I understand. It's honesty and intensity of feeling."Elizabeth Taylor
"Art is the only honest thing in this world of deception."Elizabeth Taylor
"An actor is at best a poet and at worst an acrobat."Marlon Brando
"Acting is like a Halloween mask that you put on."Marlon Brando
"To grasp the full significance of life is the actor's duty."Marlon Brando
"Acting is like a Christmas tree. It should be beautiful, it should have strength."Marlon Brando
"An artist should remain true to his principles and vision."Marlon Brando
"The craft of acting is infinite."Marlon Brando
"The theater is a serious business."Marlon Brando
"Art is the expression of the soul."James Stewart
"Art is the heartbeat of civilization."James Stewart
"Art without emotion is merely decoration"Pink Floyd
"Music is the language spoken by the parts of us that words cannot reach"Pink Floyd
"Art is the expression of the human soul."Bing Crosby
"Art speaks what words cannot."Bing Crosby
"I think movies are one of the great mediums of expression."John Wayne
"The most important thing is the script. If you have a good script, everything else follows."Marlon Brando
"The function of the artist is to disturb the comfortable and comfort the disturbed."Marlon Brando
"The actor's job is to seduce himself into believing the character."Marlon Brando
"Real artists ship their work to the world"Led Zeppelin
"Rock and roll demands authenticity and passion"Led Zeppelin
"Never do a thing consciously unaesthetic - either in fact or in appearance."Ginger Rogers
"Dance is a language without words."Ginger Rogers
"I dance because it sets my spirit free."Ginger Rogers
"Dance is the joy of movement."Ginger Rogers
"The highest level of technique is that which is not noticed at all."Gene Kelly
"I want to be like the wind - invisible, but leaving traces of my presence."Gene Kelly
"Art for art's sake is a philosophy of the well-fed."Gene Kelly