Quotes About Inspiration

Art can only be taught by artists.

If a nonartist teaches a subject called art, it is nonart.

As a matter of history great developments in art have often been remarkably separate from religious motivation and use.

I'm more concerned about helping humanity through my art

I am surprisingly optimistic, though lately that's been hard to maintain. Art and slow, small, close gestures help remind me of my optimism.

The end of writing is to instruct; the end of poetry is to instruct by pleasing.

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

I think a lot of actors, comedians, musicians, artists are drawn to this world, because you're allowed to excavate whatever it is that you're struggling with, and hopefully turn it into art.

When you have a flourishing of the economy you have a flourishing of the arts.

Leadership is the art of invoking wisdom and right action out of the people needed to accomplish the goal.

The strategy of keeping the studio close, like an outbuilding five paces from the house, or in the loft next door, or with the studio on one end and the bed on the other - makes art always available.

There is something particularly fascinating about seeing places you know in a piece of art - be that in a film, or a photograph or painting.

Art itself is underserved when we don't realize the power of it.

When it comes to performing and entertaining, the art removes itself from the writing.

The arts are the servant; wisdom its master.

Ship small art. Then, ship medium art. Then, ship world-changing, scary, change-your-underwear art.

The search for the right answer is the enemy of art.

This might end up in crying. If you're not prepared to cry about it, I'm not sure you're making art. And if you're not prepared to dance in anticipation, you're definitely not making art.

I wonder if real art comes when you build the thing that they don't have a prize for yet.

You get to keep making art as long as you are willing to make the choices that let you make your art.

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

Art isn't only a painting; it's anything that changes someone for the better, any nonanonymous interaction that leads to a human (not simply a commercial) conclusion.

Art opens the fishiest eye . . .

A good piece of art should make a revolution inside you.