Quotes About Expression

The French have a different take on photography than Americans do. They consider photography to be absolutely parallel to literature. That often makes for a deeper perception of the work.

When it comes to me, I just write the most beautiful music I can, I do the best work I can, and then I hand it out there.

Art is not in some far-off place. A work of Art is the expression of a man's whole personality, sensibility and ability

The work I care about is terribly simple. I observe. I try to entertain. But above all I want my pictures to be emotional. Little else interests me in photography.

Which is probably the reason why I work exclusively in black and white... to highlight that contrast.

My nervous system is enfeebled, only work in oils can sustain me.

The best DJs in the world know how to pull in music from all over the place and make it work as a cohesive whole.

My job as an actress is to make things work and come up with reasons of my own and not just fill in the blanks for anybody else, you know what I mean?

I felt I really wanted to back off from music completely and just work within the visual arts in some way. I started painting quite passionately at that time.

A work of art is a confession.

My life and work are not separate. I just have more roles than other people. And I have photographs.

"The work of art must seize upon you...carry you away."

Work in the theater sharpened my verse and my cinema.

For me the meaning of my work is much more fluid.

The work of a man is the explanation of the man.

You don't need to be flamboyant in your life to be flamboyant in your work.

To have all your life's work and to have them along the wall, it's like walking in with no clothes on. It's terrible.

I feel very proud of the work from the '80s because it is very bright and colorful.

Assuming roles is something that simply won't work for me, since I don't have a style. None at all.

Artists can no more speak about their work, than plants can speak about horticulture.

Peter Rabbit, for all its gentle tininess, loudly proclaims that no story is worth the writing, no picture worth the making, if it is not a work of imagination.

I really wanted to work with David Lynch. I was a big fan of The Elephant Man and Eraserhead.

When its comes to music and books 'OK' is not good enough. We need creative work that floors us! That we can't believe the beauty and brains and style and cool of. 'OK' can kiss my arse.

To make your life a work of art, you must have the material to work with. The race, any race, is just such an experience.