Myrtle Reed Quotes

I grew up in the '60s, which was a creative time, so it wasn't that big of a stretch to go from a baseball bat to a guitar to a film camera.

Art is a severe business; most serious when employed in grand and sacred objects. The artist stands higher than art, higher than the object. He uses art for his purposes, and deals with the object after his own fashion.

The point of art is that it always has the necessity to expand because people are inherently expanding.

In reality, however, an artist is a product of art

Art is a self-replicating force.

Art goes into the world unarmed, vulnerable to every quirk of fate, and it must survive only by its power to move men not to destroy it.

Now that we do not have priests and philosophers any more, artists are the most important people in the world.

I love to create, and to me, the ultimate freedom of expression is a blank canvas or a block of clay to capture whatever emotions your imagination gives it.

I will preach with my brush.

I was brought up feeling that art is a very important part of one's life. It's something that I not only enjoy, it's something I can share with others.

Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse.

To curb the machine and limit art to handicraft is a denial of opportunity.

We feel more and more intensely about the music we make. It's unexpected, and not always what you would think of in Beach House. It's all art in the end. We aren't making records because we have to; it's because it's what we want to express.

To speak of morals in art is to speak of legislature in sex. Art is the sex of the imagination.

Video is freeing, but also lazier. You have to recreate the love of the moment.

I wish that the arts were better supported, and you can't say that enough times, but I also believe that whatever happens, artists will keep going.

Why I talk so seriously about art is that art is the only thing that helps people stay alive, and it is the only thing that has allowed people to create joy in this insane, suppressive universe. And art is the only thing that they can't get rid of. They've tried, but ultimately they can't stamp it out.

I believe that art elevates humanity. I feel incredibly privileged to be part of that.

Art and culture and all of these things - they really matter. They shape your individuality.

When I draw, I always recall my mindset when I was a child.

Music and fashion complement one another when combined.

I think if you're a creative person, then you're always kinda looking to move things along - 'Where else can I go? Where can I take this?' From painters to photographers - anything creative in the arts - if you're a true artist, I think you'll always look to do something else. 'Where else can I go with it?' Do you know what I mean?

Art has always been and is in its very essence the boldest departure from nature. It is the bridge into the spirit world.

Art does not begin with imitation, but with discipline.

We, as pop stars, are people not androids. We’ve got views. I’ve got opinions and I don’t see why I shouldn’t use a bit of my art to put them over. I think music is one of the most powerful media forces in the world today.