Yo Yo Honey Singh Quotes

Artists don't create society, they reflect it

As much as I hate his movies, Oliver Stone has an aspiration I admire, and that is that he wants his art to be part of what makes and changes public policy and cultural practice.

I've always believed that the artiste is the one who has his pulse on the society and who, in many ways, represents the conscience of society in terms of engaging standards that we need to live by.

I think you have a responsibility as an artist to continually reach a hand out and try and inspire people.

I originally wanted to embrace the imagery and forthrightness of rap music. There are some interesting, dynamic voices in rap. But I find most of it irresponsible in its overt violence and commercialization of anger. As artists, we believe we can will action through language. If that's the case, we have to take responsibility for what we say.

Art is not supposed to change the world, to change practical things, but to change perceptions. Art can change the way we see the world. Art can create an analogy.

Pop culture is a reflection of social change, not a cause of social change.

I'm used to my films having little effect on making the world a better place.

Beyonce may be a gifted entertainer, but no one should really care what she thinks about any serious issue confronting our nation.

I'm drawn to making films that in some way move the social conversation.

It's an artist's duty to reflect the times in which we live.

The artist is the consciousness of society... but musicians' role is very special.

The best kind of art or writing holds up a mirror to society.

The job of any artiste is to open the eyes of the public to their surroundings and make them aware of it.

Art is observing society around you, representing it through your eyes.

Sometimes audiences want to see what we're doing to their world. It's our obligation sometimes to reflect it.

Cinema leaves a deep impact on the society. As creative people and entertainment film-makers, we have to be responsible at some point as we are also the conscious citizens of this country.

The artists always reflect the times, so there's a lot to think about, a lot of unknowns, a lot of things that are describable. This is the closest I've seen to the kind of ambience that made the '60s happen. It's not about the artist having a responsibility to do anything. They have to be artists and express themselves and everything will work out fine.

Art isn't supposed to change the world, but it can.

No writer or teacher or artist can escape the responsibility of influencing others whether he intends to or not, whether he is conscious of it or not.

Popular poets are the parish priests of the Muse, retailing her ancient divinations to a long since converted public.

You can't help it. An artist's duty, as far as I'm concerned, is to reflect the times.

I feel it's my social responsibility to shine a light on areas that don't get seen. My personal feeling is that it's an artist's responsibility to be engaged with the culture. And when the culture is going through turmoil, I think an artist can't ignore that. I don't feel that every artist has to be politically engaged, but I can't imagine that you can be an active participant of this culture and not in some way reflect that in the work you are creating.

It's a coincidence that most of the films I have done are to do with social causes.

People like me in the entertainment industry can contribute to social change through our work.