Quotes About Art

For me, there are so many art forms in wrestling. There's the Ring of Honor art, the New Japan art, so whatever you enjoy, there's a facet of wrestling out there for you to watch.

Sort of like, I have to make the Japanese lyrics really deep.

I've got lots of weird illustrations of me from Japanese fans.

For many years, my favorite director has been the Japanese giant Akira Kurosawa.

In Japan, I am famous in certain special circles - mainly as someone who is trying to break down and enlighten the conventions of Japanese art.

I really like the look of old '70s and '80s Japanese comics, so I think that style is something I will continue to draw.

I am an admirer of haiku, and I'm a great admirer of Japanese literature in general.

It's true that I pick up many ideas from different Japanese things.

When we were working on 'River Ota' in the '90s, I learnt to read Japanese, which was how I discovered that it incorporates elements of Chinese calligraphy.

I love the ath-leisure look, but I'm also super inspired by anime, and I love Japanese culture so much.

It's hard to act with just your jaw.

If we got into a time machine and went back to the 1700s, classical and baroque music would have been the equivalent of Beyonce and Jay-Z.

Jazz comes from our way of life, and because it's our national art form, it helps us to understand who we are.

I'm an advocate of music in schools. It's important to me that music is in as many schools as possible across this country and across the world. I think that it's a lost art form because kids aren't as exposed to it as maybe they used to be, or should be. I was exposed heavily to jazz and that's why I love it.

I have been influenced by music. I grew up listening to blues, jazz and all.

My dad is a big jazz fan, and that was the reason I first got into jazz.

I like a lot of electronica. I like older jazz rather than newer.

I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz.

I think jazz is good, but I don't enjoy it. It's not for me.

I do love singing. I wouldn't say I'm any good, but I definitely love it - especially jazz singing.

I did an instrumental jazz album. That was my first album.

I find early jazz to be the most revolutionary music of its time.

Growing up, I was very much interested in jazz music.

When I go to see theater, I'm consumed with professional jealousy.