Anitta Quotes

I think the point of art is to be controversial in a lot of ways. It's to cause conversations, and it's to get people excited about and talking about the things that the films are about.

I like artists who have something to say, not wallpaper.

It's fun having songs about parties and gigolos, but I really wanted to use my music as a form of art. Art is supposed to spark conversation and make people think, and I wanted to do that with this song.

Art is supposed to spark conversation and make people think.

That's the real power of art, I think. Not to chide but to provoke challenge. Otherwise why bother?

Art is a reflection of everything that impacts your life.

I don't know what makes a guy want to write songs and sing, but if you've got a message, you want to get it across. When I come up with an idea about the way I feel, I can really state it strongly in a song.

I prefer to make movies which not only have a message for 'then' but a message for 'now.'

I want to entertain people, but with some substance.

A great byproduct of a TV show, movie, or play is when it can act as a catalyst for someone.

You can't get so serious as to not realize that what we do is entertainment, but when you have the chance to provoke thought or advance discussion on a topic, it's just the icing on the cake.

Look at Bob Dylan: his voice is not a great sound, but it gets the idea across... and that is what's really important.

It's hard to have fun and make a fun album when you know that it's something that you need to say.

The stage is our pulpit, and you can use all of that energy and that music and the lights and the colors and the sound. But you know, you've got to be careful.

Anyone knows that my music isn't just centered around sex. It's thought-evoking and feeling-evoking.

We were never a frivolous band; we prided ourselves on having something to say, and I think that's what gives your songs longevity.

If you can write a song that makes people have emotions and show their feelings, that's a powerful thing and a beautiful thing.

I write songs that mean something to me because I want to connect with people and make them feel something too.

I can rippity rap, lyrical miracle all day, but if you don't have a message behind it and you not saying nothing, it doesn't make sense.

Art in relation to life is nothing more than a glove turned inside out. It seems to have the same shapes and contours, but it can never be used for the same purpose. Art teaches nothing about life, just as life teaches us nothing about art.

An artist’s job is to captivate… if we stumble into truth, we got lucky.

I no longer wanted to satisfy myself. I really want to connect with the world and make my music mean something to people.

The music and the message, to me, is something that is imperative and that's what drives me know.

The work of John Lennon was marked by its exquisite beauty and by its brutal honesty.

What I do as a songwriter is a constant force in my life, that I'm grateful to have.