Art Quotes

"I remain just one thing, and one thing only - and that is a clown"

"The basic essential of a great actor is that great acting thing - but of course nobody quite knows what that is"

"Actors should only be created from necessity"

"Imitating life, life imitates us"

"A lot depends on the style you develop as an actor"

"The basic essential of a great actor is emotion, but of course nobody knows what that is"

"Breakfast at Tiffany's represents a different person each time I watch it."

"I think actors are observers. We're trying to observe humanity."

"The role of the artist is to ask questions, not necessarily provide answers."

"I don't like to talk about acting because it ruins it somehow."

"I love testing the limits of what's possible in performance."

"I believe in the power of art to transform lives."

"Art without purpose is decoration; decoration with purpose becomes art."

"I remain just one thing, and one thing only – and that is a clown. It places me on a far higher plane than any politician."

"The purpose of making a picture is not to make money, but to make meaning."

"Actors search for rejection. If they don't get rejected, they're not acting; they're just being people."

"The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera."

"I hope that my pictures have always shown that beneath the trappings of glamour there beats the same human heart."

"I thought I would devote my life to acting in one form or another."

"Comedy is a serious business."

"The beauty of the silent film was that it spoke every language."

"I think that when the architect thinks his building is a monument, he's done for."

"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."

"If I play a stupid girl and ask a stupid question, I've got to follow it through—what am I trying to do, be funny?"

"The life of the arts, far from being an interruption of the normal life, is the very essence of the normal life itself."

"Art establishes the basic human truths which must serve as the touchstone of our judgment."

"American movies are the greatest export product we have because they carry the American dream around the world."

"Elegance is not being noticed, it's being remembered."

"The ballet made me very aware of my body, and how it moved."

"I've always loved the theatre, even as a child."