Strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood and you'll find the real tinsel underneath.

Strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood and you'll find the real tinsel underneath.

The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.

The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.

All autobiography is self-indulgent.

All autobiography is self-indulgent.

Nature is inside art as its content, not outside as its model.

Nature is inside art as its content, not outside as its model.

The defining function of the artist is to cherish consciousness.

The defining function of the artist is to cherish consciousness.

Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous you don't want it.

Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous you don't want it.

Anyone who says you can't see a thought simply doesn't know art.

Anyone who says you can't see a thought simply doesn't know art.

Art is either plagiarism or revolution.

Art is either plagiarism or revolution.

The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means and hold it fixed so read more

The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means and hold it fixed so that a hundred years later, when a stranger looks at it, it moves again since it is life.