Tony Todd Quotes

As artists, we have an opportunity to help the public evolve, raise consciousness and awareness, teach, heal, enlighten and inspire in ways the democratic process may not be able to touch. So we keep it moving.

I think an artist's responsibility is more complex than people realize.

Actors are agents of change. A film, a piece of theater, a piece of music, or a book can make a difference. It can change the world.

Can art change the world? Maybe... we should change the question: Can art change people's lives?

All art is political. Yes. Even the stuff that sounds like bubble-gum songs. I think all art is, by nature, intended to motivate society for change, and the only reason change doesn't happen is because within the target population, courage is lacking.

I believe an artiste is a reflection of society. I write what I see. I am not a scholar, I am just an entertainer. I cannot change the way people think.

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

That artists are called to be more responsible and 'true' is a tip of hat to their power.

I think the obligation of an artist is to make a difference in the world. That is what matters most to me. I think that artists are the leaders of the world because they do not have a connection to the industrial complex, the day-to-day short-term survival that most people are involved with.

I always hope that my music can inspire someone, the same way other artists inspire me.

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 think actors have a huge responsibility because of the vastness of their outreach. I am a big believer of the good that film, television, and theater can do, and I want to be a part of that. Throughout my career, I want to keep telling amazing stories and inspiring people.

I really hesitate to say that any of my shows influenced other writers.

I want to be a part of a movie that changes people's conceptual framework, and suddenly you see things in a different way.

As an artist, we have a big influence, and we should always think if we are doing more harm than good to our viewers. We should serve as a model to them.

I've always been a believer in the power of art - and music in particular - to inspire change.

The artist has tremendous power to change the world.

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.

Burmese authors and artists can play the role that artists everywhere play. They help to mold the outlook of a society - not the whole outlook and they are not the only ones to mold the outlook of society, but they have an important role to play there. And I think if they take up this role seriously and link it to the kind of changes were wish to bring about in our country they could be a tremendous help.

My work is not, of course, pure art in the sense that Schmidt-Rottluff's is, but it is art nonetheless... It is all right with me that my work serves a purpose. I want to have an effect on my time, in which human beings are so confused and in need of help.

Every authentic artist is engaged in this creating of the conscience of the race, even though he or she may be unaware of the fact.

If you look at the lives of artists, sitting in nature, painting, having the freedom. I think it's over. I think we're living in such a difficult moment of human development. Artists have more responsibility than ever before.

It just sort of happened. I wrote like what I'd always read and what was in the movies... I'm sure popular music is supposed to be like this.

I think it’s a responsibility for any artist to protect freedom of expression and to use any way to extend this power.

You can positively affect and change a social circumstance with art, and it’s vital that a change happens now.