Thom Browne Quotes

As an artist, I want a reaction.

I just consider myself an artist. I don't really rap. I don't really sing. I just do what I feel is good, and people like it.

What's my dilemma here? Am I making entertainment or am I making art? What am I saying? At the end of the day, cinema is entertainment for millions of people, but for me it's expression.

This is my real concern: to give each film a unique individuality.

It's important for me that anything I lend my stamp to must have a perspective that is uniquely mine.

I don't want to direct a movie as good as Antonioni, or Kubrick, or Polanski, or whoever. I want it to be my own. I think I've got the seed of it and, what's more, that I can make movies that are different and informed by my taste.

I've explored a variety of directions and themes over the years. But I think in my painting you can see the signature of one artist, the work of one wrist.

I don't want to do a history lesson. I don't think cinema should be about that. Cinema should be about emotions.

Films should involve a director's idiosyncrasies as much as possible I think.

You may or may not like 'Baaz.' But you will definitely say I have done something different.

I've been a visual artist my entire life, so translating music to imagery has always come naturally to me. Tycho is an audio-visual project in a lot of ways, so I don't see a real separation between the visual and musical aspects; they are both just components of a larger vision.

I think that for every artist, it's very important to have an output and to feel very strongly about the music you're producing.

My favorite movies are from directors that have a vision, like Wes Anderson or Tim Burton.

I guess that's the big challenge of any art: Do you want to be something for everyone or everything for someone?

There's traditionally been a large disconnection in contemporary art between the audience and the artist. Generally, audiences are looking towards what they like, and I can tell you, that's the last thing on an artist's mind.

This politics is bound to be reflected in the work of a serious filmmaker. When I make a film, I try to tell a human story to the best of my ability. I do not set out either to preach messages or purely to entertain.

The hardest part of being an artist is discovering what it is you do differently.

I want to create films that will speak to different parts of our hearts and brains, stories told from a different angle.

I put out tapes, but I always kept saying, 'Why am I putting all this energy into these tapes?' I was like, 'I'd rather make just an album because I have a vision; I know how I want to do my records.' I always felt like an artist as well.

I am not really interested in only showcasing my life or work but plan to produce, write and create work that is solely my vision.

I want my films to do the talking. I feel if people have to understand me better, I should do more good films. I just want them to know me through my films.

I have a particular taste, I do films according to it and promote it accordingly.

Pyrex Vision's first season was, for me, an expression of myself as an artist first, designer second.

I follow my inspiration to wherever it goes. I do want the fans to feel the fun and excitement about it, and I like for people to be able to make their own interpretations about my work.

I stick to what I do best, and I think what makes an artist an artist is when they know who they are.