Quotes About Art

I am not a dancer and for me, to learn the art is fun. It gives you the confidence that you can dance.

Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best; for that we must have recourse to art.

Artists don't really want to be marginalized. They believe that everybody should be able to appreciate the experience that an artist gives them, an experience that connects us to each other in a deep way.

Writing a film is like giving birth to a baby and then giving it up for adoption.

I remember Francis Bacon would say that he felt he was giving art what he thought it previously lacked. With me, it's what Yeats called the fascination with what's difficult. I'm only trying to do what I can't do.

I try to not to overanalyze, not to watch myself too much, but to be present in life and in my art. I'm so glad it comes off in that way.

I've often been asked, 'aren't you going to sing in English?' So I'm very glad to have a song in English.

In acting, you get to that place where it's serene, where you just feel it. I'm glad to be doing the drama because you can kind of take your time more and let a moment live more.

I'm glad I've had the comic work. I plan to do others, but I could lay it down if I had to choose. I hope I don't have to, though.

I do have my more concept-y albums, and then I have the ones that are more about just collections of songs. For me, the first Dirty Projectors record that I put out was like that: 'The Glad Fact.'

I am glad that I belong to this era of cinema where we are witnessing blurring lines between real and reel.

Who knew that being an artist was a glamour job?

I was trained in theatre so the seriousness was there. I never went in for the glamour.

There are some very unsavoury aspects of art dealing that go with the unregulated nature of the market but its all part of the glamour. Glamour always has an unsavoury edge. I dont want to come across as preachy.

I really liked Glasgow. I really liked living there for a year. It's a very fun city, and it has a lot to offer young people who are interested in music and art. It's a very creative city.

I don't like putting the female form behind glass or on a wall, further objectifying it as much as art does.

I love 'Glee.'

There are about 250 curators in the world who keep their eyes open to choose films from around the globe for festivals. I am one of them.

Cannes is one of the biggest film festivals across the globe, and getting your film selected for a screening is quite a big achievement.

Punjabi music is loved across the globe.

I think art is more glorious than life but not more real.

Visva-Bharati has a glorious legacy.

My all-time favorite is 'Charulata.' I find it to be a complete film. The performances, the art of story telling, the camera work - everything fits like a glove.

When I read what 'GLOW' was about, it just felt like something where I could make as many faces as I wanted, and it would totally make sense!