Quotes About Art

People don't really talk about falling in love anymore. And yet falling in love is the great engine that drives all the best art - or falling out of love or being heartbroken - drives all the best books, drives all the best music, and yet we've sort of stopped talking about it.

Dubstep has everything for me. Rhythm, sound design, heartfelt emotion - all in one place.

Sport is an art: it has incredible appeal everywhere on this earth, and it fills so many human hearts with passion that it's impossible to dismiss.

I think every artist should follow their vision; their hearts is what they need to reveal, not something that society is looking out for. That said though, I think also artists have, continuously good artists, have been good for their times.

We have the ability to change people's minds and hearts - that's what we want to do with theatre. That's what theatre does... period.

I want to create films that will speak to different parts of our hearts and brains, stories told from a different angle.

In terms of my own film experience, I'm definitely used to morose and very heavy, heavy dramas.

I grew up in England, and at the time, cinema was very heavy arthouse cinema, and there was no one making movies that were designed to be in multiplexes.

I've played heavy characters in my first two films.

There are some actresses that can't do comedy; it's too heavy-handed.

I might do something in Arabic. I might do something in Hebrew.

I learned a lesson which I didn't heed: Don't put yourself in your movies. It's too much.

Censorship is the height of vanity.

Art should never be held above our decency to each other.

Let's face it, writing is hell.

Hell, I ain't paid to make good lines sound good. I'm paid to make bad lines sound good.

Aging is not uncomplicated. Creativity is an extraordinary help against destructive demons.

I want my art to help people reimagine God.

Record covers helped me discover a lot of music that I wasn't aware of.

I don't cry. Well, you know, I think coming from an acting background that's really helped me because I more than anyone know that an actor creates a character.

I've been in two long-term relationships and - this sounds awful - they were really helpful for writing heartbreak. It makes good songs.

I may be helping to bring harmony between people through my music.

I think music is a great way of helping people to get to know a country's culture.

I set out to make music people enjoy, but it is really cool that it is helping people get through.