Quotes About Art

I am drawn to humorous art that is ironic.

I like the irony in my work.

'Friends' is easy to dismiss, but it's really good television - the art with which those actors play with comedy shouldn't be denigrated. And they also know how to play irony, which I think a lot of English actors might find quite difficult.

To make a good film is an art. Gender is irrelevant when it comes to craft of filmmaking.

You can't talk about life without talking about politics. You have to have both. If you're just a political person, you're going to burn out. If you, as an artist, are just focused inward, you're going to eventually be irrelevant.

It's irrelevant who or what directed a movie; the important thing is that you either respond to it or you don't.

Being a writer was never a choice, it was an irresistible compulsion.

For me, when I choose a script, I put my heart and soul into it, and that is exactly what I look for in a film. A good film is a good film. And if it's a bad film, irrespective of whether it's made 300 crores or 200 crores or any amount of money, it doesn't matter to me.

Every film is special, irrespective of the result.

Being a fiction writer makes you someone who works with irresponsibility.

Hats off to musicians who just want a pure escape. I have a lot of fondness for pure escapism. I don't feel like it's irresponsible, I think sometimes you really need to take a breather.

You know, I don't think my music is important, I don't think it's changing the world, I don't think it's art. I just think it's music. It is what it is.

I just sit down and write the best song for the best moment, and however it comes out, it is what it is.

I have this thing for anything Italian.

One of my greatest influences is the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini.

I'm a big fan of Italian neo-realism and all of that stuff.

I listen to Morricone, the famed Italian film composer, while I'm working.

I don't say, 'Francis Ford Coppola, what a wonderful Italian-American director.' I judge him based on his film, his craft, his art. That's the way I feel I should be dealt with in this industry.

People think that the Italians invented neorealism, but actually, Humphrey Jennings did. He was revolutionary in using non-professional actors in his films, and he got extraordinary performances out of them.

Italy in the Seventies seems like a fascinating place.

For a Spaniard, Italy is the best place to live. You've got all the beauty, history, art, good food, and fashion.

Italy is best for holidays.

I definitely have the screenwriting itch.

Item numbers are not for me.