Alice Cooper Quotes

For me, the making of exhibitions has always had to do with dialogue: a concentrated, in-depth, focused dialogue with artists, who keep teaching me that exhibitions should always invent new rules for the game.

I never was the battle rapper. That was never my thing. I always felt like it's enough room for everybody to do their thing. I like bringing new energy, re-inventing the wheel, so to speak, every time I come out.

You know. I'll try anything. I'll do anything. I'll explore. Try different takes. All that kind of stuff to do sometimes, to do good performances, but always conducive to having a good time creatively.

From the very beginning, I started doing music performances with a lot of theatrical aspects to them, where humor was a part of it but not necessarily had to be. Humor is just another tool to make the palette more rich and interesting for myself and eventually for the public. It's a great way to break out of convention.

The artist must continue to look for a new reference. Every day, every performance, every take.

I like messing around, and I like working with artists who I respect.

You never know what you do that could be totally out of left field, which actually might work and give something fresh to the whole scene, to the character, whatever. If you have that with a director who then knows how to shape it, either in the direction, in the moment, or in the editing, then that's good.

The camera has always been a magic wand for me, giving me access to places where I could try new experiments.

I'm not able to go in with an act that I use month to month year to year all the time. It's constantly evolving and changing and that keeps me on my toes but certainly adds to the challenge.

I always want to do something I haven't done before and get to work with other actors, writers, or directors that I want to work with.

Theater is dangerously open to repetition. It's exciting when you hit on a new way.

I want to put everything I think I've learned about filmmaking and storytelling and put it to the test in other areas.

Directing is the ultimate way to bring together all the art forms I've been involved with over the years.

At the School of Visual Arts in New York, you can get your degree in Net art, which is really a fantastic way of thinking of theater in new ways.

I thought we were gonna open up the world of poetry and music to all kinds of things, and yet, I can't really think of anyone who's done anything like it since.

I like to grow and experiment, and as an artist, it's about kicking the bar up a little.

I'm very, very open to experimenting with different people and trying to find different methods of writing and making music.

Every time I'm preparing a new production, I'm trying to reinvent my style and offer the audience several choices.

For me, being a complete artist means not necessarily just being in front of the camera, but being behind the camera or being the originator or creator of something.

Back then we were young, we would just mash all forms of music together and come up with something.

I've admired Lawrence master from his choreographer days. I love how he experiments and makes it work. I like his attention to detail and the intrigue in his movies.

I am definitely going to continue directing, but I am always going to try to explore new ways of making films. It really is possible to make films in different ways.

I love working with actors who will just go, 'Oh O.K., let's try it and see where it goes,' and 'Let's see what we can discover.'

I'm very much of the opinion that theatre is a collective art form, not just one person's vision.

The Roots want to dip our toes into everything in the arts.