Logo - Feel The Words

Art Quotes

Most Famous Art Quotes of All Time!

We have created a collection of some of the best art quotes so you can read and share anytime with your friends and family. Share our Top 10 Art Quotes on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.

I definitely believe that art is the best way to produce social change.

Quotes by Pedro Reyes

Life is complicated, and art has the right to be complicated, too. I don't like films that simplify.

Quotes by Pawel Pawlikowski

Art is not journalism. In art, you don't make it to convey a message.

Quotes by Pawel Pawlikowski

A good script is like a work of art in itself. I've read hundreds of scripts, and good ones are very rare. If the writer has something to say, and a voice, and a plot that matches character, and an...

Quotes by Pawel Pawlikowski

I have seen many storms in my life. Most storms have caught me by surprise, so I had to learn very quickly to look further and understand that I am not capable of controlling the weather, to exercise the art...

Paulo Coelho

I see little of more importance to the future of our country and of civilization than full recognition of the place of the artist. If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free...

Quotes by Pauline Kael

Trash has given us an appetite for art.

Quotes by Pauline Kael

Movies are so rarely great art that if we cannot appreciate great trash we have very little reason to be interested in them.

Quotes by Pauline Kael

It seems likely that many of the young who don't wait for others to call them artists, but simply announce that they are, don't have the patience to make art.

Quotes by Pauline Kael

What I love most is the art, is making art, acting and being on set, and being a part of the process of making a movie.

Quotes by Paula Patton

I'm glad I made a piece of art that can be interpreted so widely. Art is always interpreted subjectively.

Quotes by Paula Cole

An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it.

Quotes by Paul Valery

Politics is the art of preventing people from busying themselves with what is their own business.

Quotes by Paul Valery

A man is a poet if difficulties inherent in his art provide him with ideas; he is not a poet if they deprive him of ideas.

Quotes by Paul Valery

I would be willing to do almost anything to make Art happy. I care about our friendship. The only thing I won't do is change the essence of my work.

Quotes by Paul Simon

I'm not knocking conceptual art; it's another department, but it doesn't move me like painting.

Quotes by Paul Simonon

It would be obvious for me to do conceptual art, and I think I've done it already with smashing bass guitars and whatever - I consider that as conceptual.

Quotes by Paul Simonon

There's a real art to telling a story in two hours, and that will always be something that people are very, very interested in.

Quotes by Paul Sparks

Doing my art came out of something very solitary and something that I had no intention of showing anybody, and yet once people saw pieces in my house, it became really clear that there was a great demand for my...

Quotes by Paul Stanley

The artist's world is limitless. It can be found anywhere, far from where he lives or a few feet away. It is always on his doorstep.

Quotes by Paul Strand

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.

Guys, we are trying to share Unique Art Quotes, so you will not get to read the same things again and again on our website. You can also share your favorites on Facebook or send them to a friend who loves to reading quotes.