Quotes About Art

I like those very realistic paintings that look like photographs, or novels that are so much like actual life that you feel understood.

...but beautiful mosaics are made of broken pieces.

You never finish writing a novel, you eventually abandon it.

Writing is my passion, not my job. I need to write as much as I need to breathe, if not more.

Every painting tells a story.

Sometimes writing is like playing with fire… like trying to tame an uncontrollable beast.

Writers are cut open on the page.

Film brings people together.

A true piece of writing sets you free.

Screenwriting is made of brevity.

Write before the sun comes up.

What I love is the span between 'Action' and 'Cut'. What I do in that span is what I love about my job".

… this is my first language." {on Writing}

The pattern's laid out on the bedWith dozens of colors of threadBut you've got the needleI guess that's the point in the end

There is a skill to learning. It is all about what is and what is not. While Science is knowing what is, Art is creating what is not.

Black and white is as if phoenix of colors has eloped into opacity.

Strange satisfaction of organizing pencil crayons and sharpening them (the way I used to enjoy sharpening wax crayons as a kid

Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless.

Music reveals the deepest beauty of the soul.

Writing is like breathing for my soul.

The point of art is to inspire you to create your own.

To make us feel small in the right way is a function of art.

I've been 40 years discovering that the queen of all colors was black.

Life is very nice, but it has no shape. The object of art is actually to give it some ..." Jean Anouilh, The Rehearsal