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In our day the conventional element in literature is elaborately disguised by a law of copyright pretending that every work of art is an invention distinctive enough to be patented.

Quotes by Northrop Frye

The final purpose of art is to intensify, even, if necessary, to exacerbate, the moral consciousness of people.

Norman Mailer

Animation is not the art of drawings that move but the art of movements that are drawn.

Quotes by Norman McLaren

In any art movement, the art has to move into a new phase - a filmmaker has a desire to make a film that is not like a previous film.

Quotes by Norman McLaren

The process of art evolving is always one which has fascinated me.

Quotes by Norman McLaren

The good moral work of art should have all the qualities that a good amoral work of art should have, such as formal unity, balance, contrast, and a sensitivity to the material out of which it is made.

Quotes by Norman McLaren

Some people have been kind enough to call me a fine artist. I've always called myself an illustrator. I'm not sure what the difference is. All I know is that whatever type of work I do, I try to give...

Quotes by Norman Rockwell

Everyone in those days expected that art students were wild, licentious characters. We didn't know how to be, but we sure were anxious to learn.

Quotes by Norman Rockwell

I don't think that jazz, as any kind of an art form, has any permanence attached to it, apart from the practitioners of it.

Quotes by Norman Granz

Every mind which has given itself to self-expression in art is aware of a directing agency outside its conscious control which it has agreed to label 'inspiration'.

Quotes by Norman Lindsay

There's a snobbery at work in architecture. The subject is too often treated as a fine art, delicately wrapped in mumbo-jumbo. In reality, it's an all-embracing discipline taking in science, art, maths, engineering, climate, nature, politics, economics.

Quotes by Norman Foster

I had a vision of bringing two cultures together, and I have said this in the past: my goal is to bring Morocco and India together through music and art.

Quotes by Nora Fatehi

I was quite a shy kid, but I was quite funny at school, and I was really into art. In our class, there were two of us who were good at drawing, and my teacher was like, 'He's going to...

Quotes by Noel Fielding

I went to Maryland Institute College of Art, and I studied illustration there.

Quotes by Noelle Stevenson

To me that's what art is about - when you don't really have any control over your desires to do it.

Quotes by Noah Taylor

The fine art of preparing sushi is something that you watch and learn.

Quotes by Nobu Matsuhisa

Chefs are artists, and I couldn't be happy with my art if I was forced to use cheap ingredients.

Quotes by Nobu Matsuhisa

All these years, I have handpicked my films. It was passion and love for the art that made me do films.

Quotes by Nithya Menen

Trophies or no trophies, we are all just striving to do some really good art and help people's lives with it.

Quotes by No I.D.

Wine gets better with time. So does art.

Quotes by No I.D.

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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