Sacred Artistry Quotes

Making films has been kind of my way of getting closer to God.

In the West there has always been the attempt to try make the religious building, whether it's a Medieval or Renaissance church, an eternal object for the celebration of God. The material chosen, such as stone, brick, or concrete, is meant to eternally preserve what is inside.

The epicenter of creativity and imagination should be the Church, reflecting the character and glory of God.

I'm art. You're art. We are God's greatest works, simple as that.

I think the best way to view the Gospels is to view them as a magnificent portrait being painted by Jewish artists to try to capture the essence of a God experience that they believe they had with Jesus of Nazareth.

I always say you can never be extravagant with beauty. Beauty is God made real. Beauty is life.

The highest art is always the most religious; and the greatest artist is always a devout man. A scoffing Raphael or Michael Angelo is not conceivable.

I think there is some overlap in terms of artistic desires and Christian desires.

I always feel as if I stood naked for the fire of Almighty God to go through me--and it's rather an awful feeling. One has to be so terribly religious to be an artist.

The actualising of God through the medium of the love song remains my prime motivation as an artist.