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I've always written - about music, art, things going on around the world. The danger is that it becomes too personal. I don't think people want it at that level of intimacy.

Quotes by Stephen Hough

I don't watch television, I think it destroys the art of talking about oneself.

Quotes by Stephen Fry

I didn't get a Bachelor's degree - I got a Bachelor's of Fine Arts, which means I didn't have to take humanities, math, and stuff like that. I think I had to take Art History, which I failed a few...

Quotes by Stephen Furst

When I moved to Los Angeles, I wrote spec screenplays. I was really poor, and I thought I was just gonna do this for a while to make a little money so I could write novels. I thought movies were...

Quotes by Stephen Gaghan

In Japanese art, space assumed a dominant role and its position was strengthened by Zen concepts.

Quotes by Stephen Gardiner

Human requirements are the inspiration for art.

Quotes by Stephen Gardiner

Mum and Dad always wanted me to do whatever I was happy doing. I nearly went to art college at 16, but decided to do a BTEC in performing arts.

Quotes by Stephen Graham

It is not that Shakespeare's art is in technicolor and fancy, and that real life is black and white and tedious. The life that Shakespeare was living was the only life he had, and he had to use it to...

Quotes by Stephen Greenblatt

I pretty much lived movie to movie in my younger years because I loved spending money, and I didn't really have a concept of 'assets,' but as I got a little older, I bought art.

Quotes by Stephen Dorff

Professional wresting is like performance art. It truly is. You're taking the crowd on a ride, on an emotional roller coaster.

Quotes by Stephanie McMahon

'Monday Night Raw' has been a huge part of my life, and when you think about it, I mean, life imitated art. That is how I met my husband.

Quotes by Stephanie McMahon

I enjoy talking to people about what I do - about films, music, directors, and art. It's very strange, having to talk about yourself.

Quotes by Stephanie Sigman

I painted with my husband a portrait of a naked Serge Gainsbourg draped with a French flag, and it hangs in our bedroom. I love gritty and dark art like what the German couple Herakut does.

Quotes by Stephanie Szostak

The wonderful thing about a book is that you have a canvas that is 300 pages wide, and it's all free space. You can make a piece of art as big as you want and whatever shape you want.

Quotes by Stephan Pastis

Every model is a living sculpture - art in-vivo.

Quotes by Stephane Rolland

When I got into the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, a doctor told me to give up the course as I'd be totally deaf within a couple of years. But I refused to give in.

Quotes by Stephanie Beacham

Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one.

Quotes by Stella Adler

Norway is a small country, about half the size of Sweden, but it has a very good film climate because they have municipal cinemas, so even in the smallest towns you have a cinema that shows art house films from...

Quotes by Stellan Skarsgard

Logic is neither an art nor a science but a dodge.

Quotes by Stendhal

The man of genius is he and he alone who finds such joy in his art that he will work at it come hell or high water.

Quotes by Stendhal

Frequently Asked Questions

What perspectives on art are covered in this collection?
A few distinct takes - being an artist "to the core" with a goal of elevating humanity, art shaping personal character, and two versions of the idea that film "is not the art of scholars but of illiterates" and should be watched straight on.
Is there a quote about art and personal identity?
Yes, two of them. One speaker calls themselves "an artist to the core," aiming to elevate humanity through their art. Another says their art has had a strong influence on the kind of person they are. For more on personal growth, see the Life page.
Is there a quote specifically about film as art?
Yes - in fact there are two closely related versions of the same idea, both arguing that film "is not the art of scholars but of illiterates" and should be looked at straight on rather than over-analyzed.
Is there anything here about art's broader purpose or ambition?
Yes, one quote frames the speaker's whole objective as using their talents "to elevate humanity through my art" - a big-picture statement about art's purpose. For more ambitious, purpose-driven quotes, check out the Great page.
Where can I read more about how art is perceived or valued?
For a closer look at how art and status intersect, see the Status page. For more general uplifting quotes, the Good page is also worth browsing.

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