Margaret Bourke-White Quotes

I want that every piece of art be honest, never mind what it is about.

Music to me is about being honest, and it's what I've always pictured music as. I don't see the point of expressing yourself if you are going to be cryptic about it.

Only truthful hands write true poems. I cannot see any basic difference between a handshake and a poem.

Being honest is my job. That's what music is for me.

Mime is an art beyond words. It is the art of the essential. And you cannot lie. You have to show the truth.

Lying and art are very allied. But after you lie, you get to the truth.

You listen to a politician making a speech, and it is like hearing nothing. Whereas, music is unmistakably music. The thing about music is that nobody listens to it unless it's real. I don't think that you can fool anybody for too long in music. And you certainly can't fool everybody.

A lie is profanity. A lie is the worst thing in the world. Art is the ability to tell the truth.

The stupid believe that to be truthful is easy; only the artist, the great artist, knows how difficult it is.

When you eliminate vanity from an art form, and I would think that this would be any art form, what is left is an opportunity to be incredibly naked and truthful.

Acting is all about truth and honesty, and the sensitivity that's capable of transporting you.

On stage you can get away with a lot more in the sense of emotion and truthfulness. But the camera is the eye of God. It sees everything.

For a creative writer possession of the 'truth' is less important than emotional sincerity.

The best strips are the most honest. That's just the truth of it.

The only thing you can really say in a poem is what you really, really deeply believe.

I want to be an honest man and a good writer.

Picasso said, 'Art is a lie that tells the truth.' What if you just want to tell the truth and not lie about it?

Learn your instrument. Be honest. Don't do anything phony. There is so much crap floating around. There is plenty of room for a bit of honest writing.

Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it.

Art is about expressing the true nature of the human spirit in whatever way one wishes to express it. If it is honest, it is beautiful. If it is not honest, it is obvious.

I'm a writer. My job is to speak what - that which I think is true. If that bridges the gap, that's good. If it doesn't, that's too bad.

You can be very honest without telling the truth, at least in art.

If I can't be honest with music, forget it.

I believe that my work has been well-received because it is authentic. All people really want are authenticity and truth.

At the end of the day, you're trying to - be it on theatre or on the camera - tell the truth and be honest in the moment.