The notes I handle no better than many pianists. But the pauses between the notes ah, that is where the art resides.
Disco deserved a better name, a beautiful name because it was a beautiful art form. It made the consumer beautiful. The consumer was the star.
I think the sensation of being moved by a piece of art is something that is really good for a person's soul.
Just because people can express themselves through their art doesn't mean they are great communicators in person.
Film is a very young art that is still evolving. Soon, we shall reach a balance between content and technology.
We're here to bring beauty to the world and make a difference in this planet. That's what art forms are about.
Jackie Gleason said that comedy is the most exacting form of dramatic art, because it has an instant critic: laughter.
What motivates me in art is the ugly and beautiful nature of the truth. It has to be truthful and honest, even if it is ugly and grotesque.
There's a point where art is not subjective, and my example for that is Picasso. If you don't like Picasso, that's your problem.
To me, at its best, that's what art should do, perform both the emotional and intellectual function.
Things that bring out your emotions are what should be in theaters and in books. That's what art is. It makes you feel things.
In the 19th century, you had bourgeois art without politics - an almost frozen idea of what beauty is.
Sometimes words are not needed, and the simplicity of expressing yourself through an art form is one of the best ways of communication.
I'd like to make as much art as I possibly can before I die, so I'm working on a few things.
Contrary to general belief, an artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs.
My art teacher in junior high was a very out gay man and a mentor to me.
The musical has always been in jeopardy - until - or was in jeopardy until it was realised that it is probably the safest living theatre art form.
I found that a lot of people ridiculed contemporary art. I decided I wanted to be involved in art everybody could understand.
I resent the fact that a parental warning sticker has to be included on an album as cover art. To me that's censorship.
It took me a long time to reach the decision to retire, actually, from the Art Ensemble.
It has been common knowledge to informed collectors that many times the finest and rarest art glass is found unsigned.
