Quotes About Perspective

The Artist always has the masters in his eyes.

You know you're getting old when work is a lot less fun and fun is a lot more work.

In my own work, I tend to cover a lot of time and to jump back and forward in time, and sometimes the way I do this is not very straightforward.

Whenever I work on a part, I look at the world through the filter of the character and I pick things they might use through my observations of real life.

I am afraid that as evangelicals, we think that a work of art only has value if we reduce it to a tract.

What a misfortune it would be, religiously speaking and educationally speaking, if we could only work happily with those who saw things as we do.

I never take drugs. I took ecstasy when I was in Ibiza once, but it didn't work for me. I think I was already on ecstasy when I was born.

Some people make sharp distinctions sort of between their recreational musings and their professional work. I don't make that distinction very much

I could eat healthier, I could drink less. I should be learning another language and working out more, but I'm just always saying, 'Ah, I could get hit by a bus tomorrow.'

I see no reason for calling my work poetry except that there is no other category in which to put it.

Melbourne is a fantastic place to work, but it's not the centre of the world.

The person viewing your work has no idea what the scene really looked like, nor do they care.

The French have a different take on photography than Americans do. They consider photography to be absolutely parallel to literature. That often makes for a deeper perception of the work.

First person narrative is a very effective tool but you have to know as a writer how to make it work.

Anything that works against you can also work for you once you understand the Principle of Reverse.

I don't need to have three feather pillows in my trailer. I just don't work that way.

I've sorta learned that I'm so tired of taking myself so seriously. It's so great to show up at work and truly enjoy every word you say.

Are you outside or inside the work­? You don't really know.

It is a rare photographer who can take a detached, cold-blooded view of his work.

To appreciate a work of art, is it okay to like what you like, and the heck with the art critics and experts? Absolutely.

If you work for a team, you have a different view, if you own a team you have a radically different view.

Writing is an act of empathy. You are occupying and understanding a point of view that might be alien to your own--and work is often the keyhole through which you peer.

But if people will laugh at my work and keep a sound roof over my head, who am I to complain?

As a painter today you have to work without that essential platform. But if one does not deceive oneself and accepts this lack of certainty, other things may come into play.