“I would say that most serious artists have a pretty complete idea of what they're going to do before they do it.” Quote by Diego Cortez
“The church was always very adept at incorporating all the different artistic disciplines. What we call the church is actually an assemblage of different artistic forms, whether in its Biblical literature, or sculpture, painting, music.” DifferentLiteratureChurchPaintingDisciplineArtisticBiblicalIncorporating Author:Diego Cortez
“I think what happened in the last 10 or 15 years in the art market is that all the players - and that includes artists, dealers, art advisors, everyone - basically became dealers. We've had old-school collectors morph into speculators, flipping works. We've seen auction houses buying works directly from artists or from sleazy middlemen. The last step before the crash was the artists themselves supplying the auction houses. Dealing themselves, you know? The art world is as unregulated as any financial market there is.” ThinkingWorldArtArtistHousePlayerFinancialCrashDealer Author:Diego Cortez
“I've always been leery of comical artists because I think oftentimes they're hiding the fact that they're not that talented. For example, with Martin Kippenberger, I always thought he was a kind of poor man's Sigmar Polke - also a humorist - but Kippenberger used humor to get away with things he couldn't master.” ThinkingKindArtistPoorGet AwayHidingHumoristsComical Author:Diego Cortez
“I think on the first album, my aim was to write a good song and have a good melody, and I wanted lyrics that would connect with as many people as possible. On the second album, I took a lot more of a personal approach. I wasn't trying to make conventional, structured songs; I was really trying to get a lot of emotion and my own personal journey throughout it. I just focused more on being honest than getting the normal song structure down.” PeopleThinkingWritingTryingSongEmotionJourneyHonestAimFocusedBeing HonestMelody Author:Emeli Sande
“I don't think there are any songs that I've written in the past that I now disagree. It's kind of like tattoos; I would never regret a tattoo, because it was how I felt at that time in my life. I don't think I've ever said anything that I would take back. So far, so good! I would probably change the music, or change how I sing it, maybe do it a little bit cooler, or a bit more grown-up. But I don't think that there are any lyrics that I regret.” ThinkingKindPastSongRegretDisagreeTattooI RegretNever Regret Author:Emeli Sande
“I think people don't realize how many hours of practice goes into becoming a musician and getting better.” PeopleThinkingRealizingHoursMusicianGet Better Author:Emeli Sande
“It doesn't matter if you're delivering pizza or the president of a company, you still deserve to be treated well, and with dignity. Not everybody feels that way, unfortunately, and I experienced that first hand.” PresidentDeserveDignity Author:Dylan Frances Penn
“Pain reaches the heart with electrical speed, but truth moves to the heart as slowly as a glacier.” HeartPainMovingSpeedSelf DiscoveryElectricalGlaciersElectrical Engineering Author:Barbara Kingsolver
“I love telling stories; I always have, and I think women need to be more proactive about telling their own stories and sharing their points of view. So that's definitely a goal for me.” ThinkingGoalPoint Of ViewProactive Author:Dylan Frances Penn
“I don't make a habit of watching my parents' films, because it is a little strange. But I will say that I binge watch House of Cards compulsively, and I think it's the first time I've ever seen one of my mom's projects and totally forgot she was my mom! She's honestly that good, and, also, her character is the exact opposite of who she is in real life.” ThinkingRealCharacterFilmHouseStrangeMomHabitFirst TimeMy MomHonestlyReal Life Author:Dylan Frances Penn