Ari Shaffir Quotes

There's only one reason for my whole life, and that's art. Nothing else counts; nothing else gives me pleasure; nothing else gives me satisfaction.

My art became very public.

It all has to do with art - writing, painting, things I've done for a long time but just never had enough time to pursue. I have poetry - things that are designed for songs, but they're always poems first.

I don't use the word 'artists' lightly.

Art is much less important than life, but what a poor life without it.

There's a great difference between being popular and being an artist.

I can concentrate on my art.

I want to be an artist. I don't want to be a celebrity.

If you want to be really famous you have to go on TV every day.

I think there's something beautiful about the art of making art, and it just will live and breathe.

I'm focused on creating art and whichever outlet it can get out in.

Who doesn't want to be famous? I am famous. I'm dying to be on TV.

Art is a gift and if nobody hears it, that doesn't make it any less of a gift.

Art is an irreplaceable way of understanding and expressing the world.

What I wanted to be and who I am is a singer and a songwriter. I wanted to be onstage, and I wanted the world to hear my music. The product of that is fame and the disgusting celebrity that goes along with it. But celebrity does not equal creativity.

I think that everyone who does music, and everyone who does art, or everyone who decides at a young age that they're gonna do that, is someone who feels like an outsider. The world is not really set up for that.

To most people who have a point of view, merely being on TV is an intrinsic good.

Art is the daughter of freedom.

Art in the classroom not only spurs creativity, it also inspires learning.

The greatness of art is not to find what is common but what is unique.

You really can't turn on TLC without seeing us.

I think of art as the highest level of creativity. To me, it is one of the greatest sources of enjoyment.

I make pictures and someone comes in and calls it art.

Art is the right hand of Nature. The latter has only given us being, the former has made us men.

Art is not only about angst.