“I had thirty weeks of prep on 'Captain America.' I have a small team of qualified, supportive, creative producers who are actually helping me achieve my vision of the film. I had a dream cast headed by Chris Evans. I had the best designers, artists, sculptors, craftspeople.” HelpingDreamAmericaFilmArtistVisionCreativeWeekTeamAchieveCastsProducersThirtyDesignerCaptainsSupportiveQualifiedSculptorsI Had A DreamPreps Author:Joe Johnston
“Most artists come in and out of the country, they stay may be 2 weeks - or a month max and then they leave.” MayCountryArtistWeekMonthsMax Author:Edwin Starr
“Can that which has cost the artist days, weeks, months and even years of reflection be understood in a flash by a dilettante?” YearsArtistUnderstandingWeekMonthsCostReflectionUnderstoodFlashDilettantes Book:On Music and Musicians Source: On Music and Musicians
“For artists diving into a new technology, it is a triple short-cut to mastery: you get a free ride on the novelty of the medium; there are no previous masters to surpass; and after a few weeks, you are the master. Try that with the violin.” TryingArtistTechnologyCuttingWeekMastersMediumsMasteryNoveltyViolinNew TechnologyDivingShort Cuts Author:Stewart Brand
“Perhaps the ideal life is that of the week-end artist, who preserves the integrity of his own aesthetic ideals because of his economic independence... If his daily grind is hateful he has his weekly solace in art.” IfsArtEndsLife IsArtistWeekEconomicIntegrityIdealsIndependenceProfessionPreservesAestheticHatefulGrindSolaceIdeal LifeDaily GrindEconomic IndependenceWeek End Author:Walter J. Phillips
“It took time for the church to come to terms with the ignominy of the cross. Church fathers forbade its depiction in art until the reign of the Roman emperor Constantine.... Now, though, the symbol is everywhere: artists beat gold into the shape of the Roman execution device, baseball players cross themselves before batting, and cancy confectioners even make chocolate crosses for the faithful to eat during Holy Week. Strange as it may seem, Christianity has become a religion of the cross--the gallows, the electric chair, the gas chamber, in modern terms.” MayArtSeemsArtistFatherTermChurchChristianityPlayerWeekModernStrangeHolyShapesBeatsCrossesGoldBaseballSymbolsFaithfulGasChairsDevicesChocolateExecutionElectricReignChamberEmperorBaseball PlayerBattingDepictionGallowsConstantineGas ChambersElectric ChairChurch FathersIgnominyRoman EmperorHoly WeekEmperor Constantine Author:Philip Yancey
“Well, this week's peeve might be... when art writers talk about an artist's 'efforts,' meaning their work. It always sounds patronizing to me, like 'I'll give you an E for effort.' How about the artist's 'effortlessnesses' instead? It's certainly something, or at least the appearance of something, that I aspire to myself.” GivingWellsArtMightArtistSoundEffortWeekAppearanceWorking ItAspirePatronizingPeeves Author:James Nares
“In order to even begin to learn how to play his instrument, it takes the guitarist weeks to build calluses on his fingertips; it takes the saxophonist months to strengthen his lip so that he might play his instrument for only a five-minute stretch; it can take the pianist years to develop dual hand and multiple finger coordination. Why do writers assume they can just “write” with no training whatsoever-and then expect, on their first attempt, to be published internationally? What makes them think they're so much inherently greater, need so much less training than any other artists?” ThinkingNeedsWritingYearsFirstsPlayHandsMightArtistOrderFiveGreaterWeekMinutesMonthsTrainingInstrumentsAssumingFingersLipsMultipleFive MinutesGuitaristPianistFingertipsCoordinationCalluses Book:The First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile Source: The First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile
“All the other editors at DC never gave me a moment's time. They would take the thing and give me a check and say, 'I'll see you in two weeks.' They never gave any kind of encouragement or information. They were very competitive with each other. They didn't want to teach an artist and then lose him to some other editor.” WantGivingKindTwoBookMomentsArtistLosesTeachWeekInformationGive MeEncouragementChecksComicEditorsComic BookTwo Weeks Author:John Romita, Sr.