Art quotes

“My father was very sure about certain matters pertaining to the universe. To him, all good things, trout as well as eternal salvation, came by grace; and grace comes by art; and art does not come easy.”
Robert Redford - Narrator

“Historically, art and music and writing and film have been one of the only tools that is effective against tyranny.”
Zoe Kazan

“Reality may be very interesting, but a work of art must be a creation.”
Jean Renoir

“Ballet might be too formal of a title for the type of dance I do, but I love to dance. I love to draw and paint; I do ceramics and photography. I'm interested in a lot of creative stuff.”
Jeff Bridges

“Is photography an art? There is no point in trying to find out if it is an art. Art is old-fashioned. We need something else.”
Man Ray

“I have been accused of being a joker. But the most successful art to me involves humor.”
Man Ray

“Nature does not create works of art. It is we, and the faculty of interpretation peculiar to the human mind, that see art.”
Man Ray

“- Rocky Balboa: You know. I've been running up and down these steps for 20 years, and I never knew there was valuable pictures in this building.
- Rocky Balboa Jr.: Well you’re never to old to learn something new. You’re gonna love Picasso.
- Rocky Balboa: Yeah, yeah, well I love almost everybody.”
Sylvester Stallone - Rocky Balboa
Sage Stallone - Rocky Balboa Jr.

“- Aunt Alicia: Love, my dear Gigi, is a thing of beauty like a work of art, and like a work of art it is created by artists. The greater the artist the greater the art. And what makes an artist?
- Gigi: Cigars and jewelry?
- Aunt Alicia: Gigi, you're from another planet.”
Isabel Jeans - Aunt Alicia
Leslie Caron - Gigi

“- Yeon-gyo: Da-song is an artist by nature. Look at this painting.
- Ki-woo: It's so metaphorical. It's really strong.
- Yeon-gyo: Strong, right? You've got an eye for this.
- Ki-woo: It's a chimpanzee, right?
- Yeon-gyo: A self-portrait. ”
Woo-sik Choi - Kim Ki-woo
Yeo-jeong Jo - Park Yeon-kyo

“- Kitty March: You know those art galleries on Fifth Avenue? The prices they charge! I saw one little picture that cost fifty-thousand dollars. They call it, uh, 'Seezan'.
- Christopher Cross: Cezanne? Oh, he was a great French painter. I'd like to own that painting.
- Kitty March: You would? For fifty-thousand dollars?
- Christopher Cross: You...” (continue)(continue reading)
Joan Bennett - Katharine 'Kitty' March
Edward G. Robinson - Christopher Cross

“I have always believed that opera is a planet where the muses work together, join hands and celebrate all the arts.”
Franco Zeffirelli

“Before you know it, the Renaissance will be here and we'll all be painting.”
Woody Allen - The Fool

“Sometimes they say I'm mad, but a grain of madness is the best of art.”
Willem Dafoe - Vincent van Gogh

“- Prof. Henry Jarrod: My creations have some merit, I suspect. But in bringing back to life the lovely Marie Antoinette I have done my best work.
- Sidney Wallace: Ohhhh, I've never seen anything so exquisite.
- Prof. Henry Jarrod: People say that they can see my Marie Antoinette breathe; that her breast rises and falls. Look at her eyes, they...” (continue)(continue reading)
Vincent Price - Prof. Henry Jarrod
Paul Cavanagh - Sidney Wallace

“I am inspired by many mediums and use them to express varied aspects of my philosophies and life observations.”
Judith Anderson

“I'm all about supporting anyone whose art is also the way they make their living.”
Jessica Alba

“- Chief Warren Kincaid: What are you gonna study?
- David: Theatre arts.
- Chief Warren Kincaid: But on an athletic scholarship, right? Playing hockey?
- David: Figure skating.”
John Ritter - Chief Warren Kincaid
Gordon Michael Woolvett - David

“Who would make sure that the statue of David is still standing or the Mona Lisa is still smiling? Who will protect her?”
George Clooney - Frank Stokes

“The army may not care about art, but they sure as shit care about gold.”
John Goodman - Walter Garfield

“It's the aesthetic appreciation of violence that summons him.”

Tate Ellington - Dr. Stomberg

“My knowledge of art is limited to Kirk Douglas as Vincent VanGogh.”
Woody Allen - Joe

“Art isn't art until someone says it is.”
Kirsten Dunst - Betty Warren

“I suppose the reason the studios got so powerful is that lots of directors think they don't know anything about business. I'm not sure if I know anything about business or not, but I do believe that they don't know anything about art.”
Dennis Hopper

“Very few people have mastered the art of enjoying their wealth. I have mastered the art, and therefore I spend my time enjoying myself.”

David O. Selznick