Quotes About Art

I just play music, you know what I mean? That's what I want to spend my time talking about.

Part of my desire to play music was because I wanted to escape the art world and the politics of it; the petty gossip-y art world. But you know, I feel like they're both equal forms of expression.

Sometimes I use my jokes as building blocks for larger bits. I like to draw and play music, so sometimes I do those things along with the jokes.

I was nurtured to play music pretty much from birth.

I personally don't know what nerves are. I don't get scared when I'm going to play music. But I think something, maybe my fears, are buried into my songs. Because I'm singing them.

I just play music. That makes my whole day. I can practice and be happy.

That's what I wanted to do was play music.

I've played guitar and piano for a while, so it's really fun to play music on film.

I don't think music should be played anywhere near politics. The two don't go together.

I am a saxophone player.

I'm really playful with eyeshadows and love to experiment with colour.

I think my music is experimental, playful, challenging, focused, fun. I don't want it to be thought of as trying to appeal to a certain type of person or being very cerebral.

Theatre is really an actor's playground.

I love playing music. There's no way I could do anything else.

Playing music is a beautiful thing. But listening to music is just as great.

Playing with light is something that is very important, especially when you want cinematography in your game.

The old, sad art colors are gone. Now I paint bright colors. I paint paintings which are happy, where children are laughing and playing with animals. I paint paradise on Earth. I still paint sadness sometimes, but there is sadness in the world, too.

For me, art is make-believe. It's enchantment. It's a fable. I'm enjoying that and playing with it. Of course it's serious, and art is serious, but I'm not going to rarefy it.

I was always the lead role in plays. I like entertaining people. I like when you're on stage doing crazy stuff and the audience gets it.

In my mind, the plays I was writing were extreme examples of art for art's sake. I didn't necessarily think that other people would love them, though I thought they probably would.

It's impossible to have a favourite Shakespeare, since so many of the plays rouse and inspire completely different parts of your being.

There are so many factors that one needs to keep in mind while composing for a film. Every movie is different and demands a separate approach. Originality also plays an important role.

Many plays - certainly mine - are like blank checks. The actors and directors put their own signatures on them.

I'm somebody who plays the piano... sometimes.