Quotes by Artists

Art's development should be dialectical and not metaphysical. Robert Smithson

Art Development Dialectical Metaphysical Should

Words for mental processes are all derived from physical things. Robert Smithson

Words Physical Mental Mental Processes Processes Derived Things

Mistakes and dead-ends often mean more to these artists than any proven problem. Robert Smithson

Problem Mistakes More Proven Than Any Often Artists Mean

Questions about form seem as hopelessly inadequate as questions about content. Robert Smithson

Hopelessly About Seem Content Questions Form Inadequate

Something happened when I was in elementary school. A Disney artist named Bruce McIntyre retired, and he had done drawings for 'Pinocchio' and 'Snow White' that was just classic stuff. He moved to the town I grew up in, Carlsbad, and he became a part-time art teacher at our elementary school. Robert Stromberg

Teacher Art School White Our Drawings Classic Bruce Something Had He Part-Time Retired Stuff Named Town Became Pinocchio Up Snow Snow White Artist Done Just Moved Grew Happened Disney Elementary Elementary School

My father was a low-budget monster movie maker, so he made classics like 'The Crater Lake Monster.' There were always creatures around. And my dad was a huge fan of Ray Harryhausen. One of our neighbors, who went on to win several Academy Awards, was close friends with my dad. His name is Phil Tippett. Robert Stromberg

Win Father Made Monster Our Several Neighbors Classics He Ray Name Like Academy Academy Awards Around Maker Always Were His Huge Friends Huge Fan Close Close Friends Movie Fan Lake Low-Budget Who Dad Awards Creatures Phil

My dad was a low budget film director. I grew up as a kid making movies, based on the love of seeing what my dad was doing. Robert Stromberg

Love Director Kid Seeing Budget Budget Film Making Making Movies Doing Up Grew Movies Low Low-Budget Dad Film Based

As a director, the biggest job is to discern the imperfections in emotional tone and then view it in the global picture of what you're trying to do, if that makes sense. It's a rhythm, like music is a rhythm or composition and art is a rhythm. Dialogue is a rhythm as well. Robert Stromberg

If to the viewer's eyes, my world appears less beautiful than his, I'm to be pitied and the viewer praised. Rockwell Kent

Beautiful Eyes World Praised His Than Pitied Viewer Less Appears

Art is significant deformity. Roger Fry

Art Significant Deformity

Stand up for what you know is right. Ronald Isley

You Know Up Stand Stand Up Right

A young songwriter shouldn't think he or she doesn't stand a chance because someone has big corporate people behind him. Never look at it like that. Ronald Isley

People Big Young Think Corporate Someone Never Songwriter He He Or She Like Look She Him Because Behind Stand Chance

Having the guts to be the person you are is what makes you brave. Ronan Keating

You Guts Having Makes Person Brave

I'm glad to have a couple a quid in my pocket to be able to enjoy life. Ronan Keating

Life Enjoy Life Enjoy Able Pocket Glad Couple Quid

Sydney is the most amazing city. The food and the beautiful beaches are fantastic, and all that surf and sunshine make you feel unbelievably relaxed. Ronan Keating

Beautiful Food You Sunshine Amazing Relaxed City Unbelievably Beaches Feel Most Most Amazing Make Surf Fantastic Sydney

I've gone through some dark times, and at those times, my tattoos have helped and guided me through. Ronan Keating

Me Dark Gone Guided Those Some Through Times Tattoos Helped

I cook and do my own laundry. Ronan Keating

Own Laundry My Own Cook

All my children are blessings. I love them to bits. They're my world. Ronan Keating

Love World Bits Blessings Children Them

I want time for my career, my kids, and my partner. Ronan Keating

Time Partner Kids Want Career

I'd like less Irish-looking skin. Ronan Keating

Skin Like Less