Quotes About Expression

Geography has no bearing on it, nor have the interests of the community in which I work.

The work of art... is an instrument for tilling the human psyche, that it may continue to yield a harvest of vital beauty.

You make your work and you can't ask for approval when you're doing it. Otherwise, it's going to be untruthful in some way.

A work of art is finished, from the point of view of the artist, when feeling and perception have resulted in a spiritual synthesis.

Creative work is not a selfish act or a bid for attention on the part of the actor. It's a gift to the world and every being in it. Don't cheat us of your contribution. Give us what you've got.

Work is what you do for others, liebchen. Art is what you do for yourself.

Your life is a work of art that you will work on the rest of your life.

Artists don't talk about art. Artists talk about work. If I have anything to say to young writers, it's stop thinking of writing as art. Think of it as work.

When I went to work in a studio, I took my pride and made a nice little ball of it and threw it right out the window.

I do not wish to comment on the work; if it does not speak for itself, it is a failure.

If you have a good story idea, don't assume it must form a prose narrative. It may work better as a play, a screenplay or a poem. Be flexible.

That so few now dare to be eccentric, marks the chief danger of the time.

A work of art must make the rules: rules do not make a work of art...I tell people I am not a musician; I work with rhythms, frequencies and intensities...tunes are merely the gossips of music.

I have been able to find out what I really really want to do myself, trying out ideas that I haven't been able to do before because you don't have to compromise when you work by yourself.

I was being an artist, being sensitive and technical as artists are. I'm sure Leonardo Da Vinci did that. Artists don't always feel the same as others feel about their work.

Because I dislike being quoted I lie almost constantly when talking about my work.

A work of art is a renewable source of energy.

I certainly don't see the humour in my work as something that detracts from its seriousness. It's just a way of making difficult messages more palatable.

Working is part of life, I don't know how to distinguish between the two... Work is an expression of life.

I have this very strange relationship with my work, which is that it's like a conversation between me and it.

Of every noble work the silent part is best; of all expression, that which cannot be expressed.

I've always wanted to make a career in the arts, and I think that my only hope at doing that is to make it more about the work.

With any other celebrity, people come up and say, 'Hey, I really like your work.' But with my fans, when they see me, they don't even say hello. They just go, 'AWWWWWGHGHHHGHGHRRR!'

I'm not looking to set a standard... but, I believe I have offered a challenge to others with my work.