Quotes about Art

The history of music is mortal, but the idiocy of the guitar is eternal.

Kitsch causes two tears to flow in quick succession. The first tear says: How nice to see children running on the grass! The second tear says: How nice to be moved, together with all mankind, by children running on the grass! It is the second tear that makes kitsch kitsch. The brotherhood of man on earth wil be possible on a basis of kitsch.

Extremes mean borders beyond which life ends, and a passion for extremism in art and in politics is a veiled longing for death.

The genius of lyric poetry is the genius of inexperience.

A poet not in love is out at sea; He must have a lay-figure.

Let those possess the land, and only those, Who love it with a love so strong and stupid That they may be abused and taken advantage of And made fun of by business, law, and art.

You've got to love acting and that's true for me. I love the idea of getting on stage and getting in front of a camera.

As much as I loved the art and discipline of the dance, it didn't love me!

You came to me to learn the Pleasure of Life and the Pleasure of Art. Perhaps I am chosen to teach you something much more wonderful, the meaning of Sorrow and its beauty.

I know of no significant advance in science that did not require major inputs from both cerebral hemispheres. This is not true for art, where apparently there are no experiments by which capable, dedicated and unbiased observers can determine to their mutual satisfaction which works are great.

Most stand-ups, once they have done it, think of it as their default job. I'm pretty sure Jon Stewart still feels that way now. You are a stand-up first; other things come and go.

Kissing on screen isn't easy.