I think it's always hard for people to get their head around the fact that populist, commercial films can also actually be great works of art.
Senator Helms might very well do that. I would point out to him that we in the art world are not necessarily in the business of making controversial art.
But don't call me an actor. I'm just a worker. I am an entertainer. Don't say that what I am doing is art.
I don't really consider myself a model, to be honest. I respect designers; I think it's another art, you know.
Schools are really bad now. Schools are not only bad in reading, writing and arithmetic, they're worse in cultural aspects, like in music and art. They don't teach you anything.
I am not a food critic. Or a chef. Or even a professional writer. What I am schooled in the art of, however, is enjoying myself.
I found that I was just hopeless at school. It was just a total bore. First, I passed in art and English, and then just art. Then I passed out.
I know it's superficial, and you can't measure art, which is supposed to be up to the individual, but I've watched the Oscars since I was a baby with my mother.
Working on art, as opposed to being in a constant collaborative state, as in a band, is something that I've always done - to a smaller degree, but it always remained a part of my integral self.
I picked up the bass kind of postpunk-style. There's a real art to not learning how to play an instrument and being able to still play it.
I don't think theater is dying, and musicals are a great American art form. We've got apple pie, jazz and musical theater.
I've studied astrology for many, many years, and I feel like it's an incredibly challenging art.
I always thought competition was for horse races and it never belonged in art. I never felt that competitive with other girl singers, really.
When you eliminate vanity from an art form, and I would think that this would be any art form, what is left is an opportunity to be incredibly naked and truthful.
New York City is one of the greatest places on the planet. You have the best in food, art, theatre, and definitely people-watching.
When you save book reports, art projects and put them in a scrapbook, it shows a kid you care and you are taking an interest in their lives.
Whatever art form you're working in, it's crucial to see it clearly, to feel it clearly, and not to worry about the results, or how someone else will see it.
And as I reinvent myself and I'm constantly curious about everything, I can't wait to see what's around the corner in newfound art and entertainment and exploration.
Performers have the right to say what they want to, and anyone paying money has the right to accept or reject the art and entertainment that's available.
Art doesn't feed me or fill the void when I am not working. If I haven't worked for six months, I can't paint.
Ballet is an incredibly difficult, beautiful art form that takes a lot of training, a lot of time, and a lot of hard work.
