Mohsen Makhmalbaf Quotes

If you were to say to me that I couldn't paint, I would write. If I couldn't write, I would be a set designer. As long as I'm creating something, I'm happy.

My best days do seem like a distillation of all that was best about school. Write a story! Paint a picture! Write a poem! Make a print!

When you're an artist, all you're trying to do is self-express.

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.

Well, painting is the one thing I do, that is just me. It's me and easels, and the pencils. And as long as I don't drool too much over the canvas, the colors come out pretty good. And it's a chance to express all that I've got inside, that I sometimes keep hidden. And I think that's why I paint big broad, wide open landscapes.

Art is a way to express yourself and through that you can escape a bad situation.

As a musician I'm about expressing what's inside, and I think everyone has a song in them that they need to get out, whatever their gig is.

Music is my release.

There's no wrong way of doing art. It's an expression of the individual.

Music is my release.

Oftentimes I feel like I can, through the music, paint a picture of something that I can't look anywhere and see in my real life.

Art! What a concept! It saved my life! A place where you can do as you please!

I can't think of anything more rewarding than being able to express yourself to others through painting. Exercising the imagination, experimenting with talents, being creative; these things, to me, are truly the windows to your soul.

For me, I am still very happy to be able to do stage design as it's an opportunity to express the extreme.

Art gives me the freedom I don't have when I make music.

I love being creative in all forms.

The only thing in life that really gives me any peace is just being lost in the process of creating something, whether it's the film or painting and drawing, which has been a big part of my life, for a long time.

I've always been more of a camera hog than anything, and it's just another way to get it all out!

I needed an outlet in high school and came across painting. I've actually been painting longer than I've been acting. A movie is a collaborative effort, and with painting you just have yourself.

I get to experiment with a lot of looks with my character so that's really fun for me. It's like getting to paint a new canvas everyday.

I have a desire to create more film, more beauty, more art, more love, but I don't feel desperate. It's not about creating or building a career.

I love drawings, so I've always enjoyed making drawings that exist on their own.

I kind of make a film for myself to sort of express myself.

I love putting paint on canvas, getting lost in the process of painting.

I feel that, as an actor, you're constantly working to become better, which I love, but with painting, I can fail on my own terms. There's a freedom in that, so that's why I love to paint.