Quotes About Perception

A work should convey its entire meaning by itself, imposing it on the spectator even before he knows what the subject is.

In fact, all kinds of men, and not merely architects, can recognize a good piece of work.

?omen, we think differently than guys. Guys, you know, are very visual. Women, we work a little different.

Being clever was when you looked at how things were and used the evidence to work out something new.

I'm sort of murdered for selling books. The idea is, if you make money your work can't be literary.

When you're trying to do character work that's different from what people expect from you, you're sort of in territory that is uncharted, and you don't know how it's playing all the time.

I watch drama. I don't watch a lot of comedy. Watching comedy is like work.

A man at his desk in a room with a closed door is a man at work. A woman at a desk in any room is available.

I think there's a kind of elegance to it, to work within that framework where what you don't see is often more enticing.

What I want to show in my work is the idea which hides itself behind so-called reality.

Less so here, I've noticed. I can see why there's a misconception that it's easier when your parents are actors, but it doesn't work out at all. In fact, it's the reverse.

Everyone seems to be running against a liar, but nobody seems to be one. Odd - I mean, the math doesn't work out.

I'm not a 'sexy' 'beautiful' woman. It takes a lot of work to make me look like a girl.

The true work of art continues to unfold and create within the personality of the spectator. It is a continuous coming into being.

Sometimes we look at a work of art and we immediately think that it is German art, but with some we don't, it's not so obvious.

I've taken away everything I could think of, and yet what remains is enough. These days many more people come to my work, and once they see my work they will always recognize it.

I don't see my work as being all that personal. I've used my personal experience in the world, of course, or at least my way of looking at the world. But I think that's changed as I've gotten older.

When you work on a character, you form in your mind an image of what he ought to look like. Then you go and find one who resembles him.

I would not describe myself as a left-wing filmmaker. I don't think this is the first thing that would pop into my mind when talking about my work.

The lie is, even if you do work out, you'll never look like Madonna. That's the lie.

Im a B-list celebrity trying to give it an honest look. They see me do actual work. ... I try to be the viewer with a microphone.

In fact, sometimes when I look at something my memory does work. I remember the panel where Alex Toth told me, "Mike, if you really don't understand all that, you don't need to put it on there."

I'm inspired by nature. Other artist's work is important for developing my perception.

My work is received more intelligently in Europe.