Ian Mcewan Quotes

Art informs life in so many ways, and vice versa.

Every artistic expression is either influenced by or adds something to politics.

I'm somebody who's really contributed to culture. Popular culture.

When someone's really good at encapsulating human emotion and putting it out in a form that can reach a variety of people, that's going to have a big effect when he's no longer there.

Let me make the songs of a nation, and I care not who makes its laws.

Art and culture and all of these things - they really matter. They shape your individuality.

Music really matters in politics.

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

In the 21st century, culture is power.

Art makes nothing happen in a way that makes something happen.

I don't believe in very many things, but art is definitely one of them. And at the top of that list, film and art influence our world's culture much more than many of us understand and fully respect.

Now that we do not have priests and philosophers any more, artists are the most important people in the world.

I definitely believe that art is the best way to produce social change.

Any form of art is a form of power; it has impact, it can affect change - it can not only move us, it makes us move.

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.

Art is the signature of civilizations.

Our culture is more shaped by the arts and humanities than it often is by politics.

Art is forever.

Everything I listen to is influential in some way.

Art, freedom and creativity will change society faster than politics.

Songs are more powerful than books.

I take a lot from everywhere. I take from music, architecture, novels, and plays. Anywhere that hits you.

If you want to understand a nation, look at its dancers and listen to its folk songs—don't pay any attention to its politicians.

Art is not a mirror to reflect the world, but a hammer with which to shape it

Cinema is a mirror that can change the world.