Quotes About Creativity

You know, one of the only times I ever wrote about art was the obituary of Warhol that I did for the Village Voice.

Art transcends politics this weekend.

The movie is someone else's art. But it's great marketing for books.

I grew up when people seemed actually to be hurting themselves for their art. Of course, some of it was phony.

I'm really into California art from the '60s.

The artist always has been and still is a being somewhat apart from the rest of humanity.

But, you see, the theatre is not always art in America.

there is no politically neutral art.

There is still some art in pop music. But it can't happen if you're not inspired.

Art hath an enemy call'd ignorance .

To me one of the amazing technologies of writing is the way it can listen in on thoughts. I don't feel that that's natural to other art forms in the same way.

I wish that the arts were better supported, and you can't say that enough times, but I also believe that whatever happens, artists will keep going.

I paint digitally now. A pity, in some ways, as the biggest price one pays is that you no longer have a finished piece of physical art to hang on a wall. I miss that terribly.

That's why I'm concerned about education, because it helps our children see other worlds. Education is my next big thing. When music and art were taken out of the schools, I went berserk!

I'm fully aware had I stayed with my art, I would be well known, respected and most likely rich.

I don't believe that you can put content into art. The content is in yourself.

I went to a high school for the performing arts and I lived and breathed music. It kept me focused; it kept me sane.

Art and activism can be symbiotic. They don't have to be, of course; they can also be contradictory.

If you take pictures does that make you an art thief?

Only in art can you make something that no one wants and still be considered successful.

... Geniuses have a little extra something. There's that little something that you know is a little different.

The arts can be a great way to bring people together. I don't preach from the stage. I try to stay positive on solutions.

It seems to me that art has lost its connection to spirit.

Art makes us human, music makes us human, and I deeply feel that science makes us human.