Quotes About Art

Plays are definitely the most difficult of them all. They are entirely a different category altogether. I don't have the courage to try out plays.

The rule in the art world is: you cater to the masses or you kowtow to the elite; you can't have both.

I've always loved singing and the catharsis of it.

There's something about doing stand-up that's cathartic.

I do find acting cathartic.

I think when you're at your best as an actor, it is cathartic.

Having the opportunity to express myself through music has been extremely cathartic for me my entire life.

The greatest movie would be the movie that gave the audience a cathartic feeling of transcendence.

I didn't feel that my identity was caught up in being a cartoonist, and that if it stopped I'd stop.

I review albums - really positive reviews - I know I'll never hear again, 'cause I'm just not going to have the time.

I really like Cold Cave.

Art is head space that is very exclusive: it shuts people out; other people cease to exist.

I am only interested in celebrating music.

What appeals about the '70s is the celebration of the female form, the lack of constriction.

When Scorsese or Coppola cast celebrities in their work, it goes without question.

Just so people know, the Silverlake Conservatory of Music is not at all about celebrity or fame or being a star. It's an academic music school.

I want to be an artist. I don't want to be a celebrity.

I need theatre for my equilibrium because in theatre, the actors don't care so much about image, about celebrity; you are more independent.

I love music. I still play cello a few times a week.

I mean, they censor your work when they're scared of it.

When I lock myself up to write, I cannot allow myself to think about the censor or the reviewer or anyone but my characters and their story!

Censorship constrains art and limits its impact as much as it does with all free thought.

There shouldn't be any censorship on making a film.

I always loved music, and I always wanted to make a film about it, but I could never do it because of the censorship that was around.