Quotes About Art

I love to write and do photography, as a cathartic experience.

In the end, I think musicians know that getting up in the morning and making music you love doesn't necessarily mean that you deserve billions of dollars or worship from anybody.

Acting is my first love, and that's my main career, it really is.

Whatever the emotion is, I have learned over the years to give it space, which is also why I love acting.

The funny thing is musicians often love to go to see visual art because you've got all these pictures to turn into metaphors.

I like doing stand-up and I love putting out TV specials.

We all love to sing, and when we sit down to write a song I think it kind of shows itself to us.

TV has been very good to me, and I hope I've been good to it, but I also love film.

Francis Bacon is one of my giant inspirations. I just love him to pieces.

I love the quality, feel and history of film. I love the pictures of the giant cameras and the way it was.

I always say Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is my biggest influence. But for painters, I like many, many painters, but I love Francis Bacon the most, and Edward Hopper.

I would say acting on stage is my first love.

I decided I would rather have a day job and love music than to play music that made me hate it.

I got into stand up just to do stand up because I love stand up.

Don't get me wrong, I love literary fiction. It's faux literary fiction I can't stand.

I'd say I'm definitely an actor first and foremost, but I love filmmaking.

I love photography. I like to write. I like coaching. I've made jewelry. I'm very creative.

I do remember how sexy my collection was after I first got involved with Stephan [Weiss]. That's one thing I don't have in my life now and...if anything, that's one thing I would love.

When I'm able to bring together the two worlds that I love so much - film and TV - is a documentary feature, it's nirvana!

I'd love to sign a contract for the soundtracks to every Wes Anderson movie, you know what I'm saying? Things like that, I have no spots on my conscience about.

I would love to collect art at some point, but I think the whole rap/art world thing is getting kind of corny.

Some of the mini-worlds that filmmakers have created are so ingrained in my love of culture.

I do write songs about love but I don't really know love that well.

I've always had a great love of music since childhood. It changes every day.. every time you write, it's a new experience. It's a self expression.