Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.

Black literature is taught as sociology, as tolerance, not as a serious, rigorous art form.

Magic is the stunning art of surprising your audience, so that nothing else surprises them.

Like many people who dress in black, the lump of coal was interested in becoming an artist.

God is beautiful. His beauty demands a response that is shaped that beauty, and that is art.

Innovation is an evolutionary process, so it's not necessary to be radical all the time.

A work of art has no importance whatever to society. It is only important to the individual.

Some people cry at weddings some at funerals I cry at performances of Shakespeare s comedies

The perfect song neither ends nor begins. It is always playing. Remember to stop and listen.

You gotta know when to be lazy. Done correctly, it's an art form that benefits everyone.

Regarding creating a new work..."Sometimes you have to beat it like a red-headed step-child.

Expressing anger is an art. The more grace you apply to it, the more effective it shall be.

Tout s’achète : l’amour, l’art, la planète Terre, vous, moi.

Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does, the better.

All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril.