Quotes About Individuality

Such are thou and I: but what I am thou canst not be; what thou art any one of the multitude may be.

In art, theories are as useful as a doctor's prescription; one must be sick to believe them.

Acting is an art and a science and there is more to me then that young blonde kid.

It doesn't matter what it is, it doesn't matter if you have training or a background in it. Just create something, and lend a piece of yourself to that art.

How do you rebel in a family of rebels? That's the age-old question. I guess I could have by not going into the arts, but the thing is, I couldn't do anything else.

The art of not playing in tempo--one has to learn it. And the art of not playing what is written on the printed paper.

I am very, very clear on how difficult it is for a young kid out there to go into the arts without taking a lot of heat from his peers.

Art should never be popular.

Let none presume to measure the irregularities of Michael Angelo or Socrates by village scales.

Eagerly pursuing all the latest fads and trends cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion.

But artistically, my art I kept very separate from my political beliefs, deliberately and very, very rarely would I allow that kind of thing into it.

One may do whatever one likes. In art, the only thing is, to make sure that one does like it.

To admire on principle is the only way to imitate without loss of originality.

We don't need to be taught to make art, but sometimes we need permission to do so. Following instructions is overrated.

As soon as you are willing to say 'it's not for you', you're freed up to make art.

An artist should use freely whatever materials he pleases.

There can be no formula in arts. Formulas are for factory mass productions. There are no discoveries in already discovered formulas.

By using formula in filmmaking we are admitting that film is not art.

Maybe if they all could he combined - art, rock and fashion. Those were always my favorite things.

I just really wanted to do art, except when I was taking those photographs of people I would make the clothes that I would photograph them in so I could control the whole thing.

A great artist ... takes what he did not make and makes of it something that only he can make.

Every artist paints his Madonna according to his own pre-conceived ideas.

I don't want to deal with big, grand themes in my stories; art has nothing to do with themes. When you deal with themes, you are not creating; you are lecturing.

Believe in the importance of your art.