In fact, in many ways my mother was quite hippy-dippy, serving macrobiotic food and reading 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.'
Of course, I did lots of what would be called graphic design now, what used to be called commercial art.
I don't dare postulate about science, but I know that it takes both emotion and intellect in order for art to happen.
Art is the window to man's soul. Without it, he would never be able to see beyond his immediate world; nor could the world see the man within.
What you do in your art - TV, music, film stuff - touches people. And they want to touch you. So that's a blessing. I'm okay with it.
I have the opportunity to learn about the fashion world, and I appreciate it as an art form... But I never want it to take over my acting.
I think good art happens on that edge between comfortable and in a lot of pain, you know what I mean?
Art indeed is a term referring to the social source and to the social utility of creative acts.
How can anybody learn anything from an artwork when the piece of art only reflects the vanity of the artist and not reality?
Take the time to discover how African-Americans have had a great impact on this country. In science, education, literature, art, and politics.
We need art. We've been telling stories since the beginning. As human beings, we need it for our survival.
As an artist your first loyalty is to your art. Unless this is the case, you're going to be a second-rate artist.
The orbit of human vision has widened and art has annexed fresh territories that were formerly denied to it.
I think art education, especially in this country, which government pretty much ignores, is so important for young people.
And finally, no matter how good the science gets, there are problems that inevitably depend on judgement, on art, on a feel for financial markets.
People whose understanding and taste in literature, painting, and music are beyond question are, for the most part, ignorant of what is good or bad art in the theater.
Songwriting is a mysterious art. When I sit down to write a song, the end result should be mysterious and have this dark quality.
In my 20s, when I was a photojournalist in Beijing. I joined an underground art group and put on clandestine exhibitions of my paintings.
From an art perspective, I don't know how you get better than 'Beetlejuice.' In terms of originality and a look, it's 100% unique.
I'm a big illustration and comic book fan. In my eyes, comic books and illustration are the same kind of art forms.
Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world.
