Quotes About Art

I like reading and writing, and I am a trained classical dancer.

I am a trained classical dancer.

I had classical training but I don't consider myself an opera singer though.

We recommend for the training of teachers not only a considerable artistic education in general but special attention to the art of reading.

I am among the few who continue to draw after childhood is ended, continuing and perfecting childhood drawing - without the traditional interruption of academic training.

Acting is too often looked upon as a 'gifted art.' This may be, but having the gift is only the beginning. It must be honed, developed by training and experience.

In the writing of poetry we never know anything for sure. We will never know if we have 'trained' or 'practised' enough. We will never be able to say that we have reached grade eight, or that we have left the grades behind and are now embarked on an advanced training.

Music is the reason I started talking to people. When I started singing in bars and trains, I began to learn the behaviour of people. Music was the bait that helped me get something from them and give myself to them.

That's probably the key to our success and our longevity, sticking to our formula and what we do best, the hardcore Mobb Deep sound, rather than chasing trains. But we're always experimenting with the art and the creativity of hip-hop.

The diversity of perspective, the unwillingness to generalise - those are good traits in countries as they are in art.

I don't like the idea of stepping-stones in art forms: that you do your time at a regional theatre, and then you work in London and go to the West End, and then you do films. I've never felt like following that trajectory.

I think being able to juggle time and mind space comes with the trajectory of being an actor.

In the art world, originality is seen as a precious commodity and its increasingly difficult to get because the territory of art is so trampled.

I don't believe that directors need to essentially manipulate actors into doing things. You can suffer for your art, and you can make your own self suffer for your art. You don't need anyone else to do it for you. I work best when there's a safety trampoline of kindness.

In 'Dancing Drums' I interweave all my mediums into what I like to call, simply as 'trance.'

I quite like to sing, actually - just belting out numbers with my guitar. I find that it's a form of tranquility.

Now painting is different. It's something recollected in tranquility.

The transactions between me and the people that I photograph are very, very collaborative.

Art is universal. When works of art become classics, it is because they transcend geographical boundaries, racial barriers and time.

A good novel doesn't just transcend the boundaries of its target market - it knows nothing about target markets.

My parents taught me to believe that through the creative act, we're able to transcend and give a response to desecration.

The great thing about musicals is that they transcend race.

I have always staged my fears as a way to transcend them.

Honestly, I don't believe in menswear. I focus on what pieces are most timeless, transcendent, match my lifestyle, remain remarkable, and command intriguing attention across the room at an art gallery.