“ Art is like singing. Some do it better than others, but everyone can and should be doing it for their soul. Barbara Mason Singer
“ The painter makes real to others his innermost feelings about all that he cares for. A secret becomes known to everyone who views the picture through the intensity with which it is felt. Lucian Freud Painter
“ Art is about the spontaneous connection of the artist to his own unconscious - about insight beyond reason. If his insight were reasonable, anyone could do it, but anyone cannot. Only few can, and they are called. David Mamet Playwright
“ Dance is low on the totem pole of the arts, because you're not left with a painting... a book that will stay there, a score you can read. Jerome Robbins Theater Producer
“ In a decaying society, art, if it is truthful, must also reflect decay. And unless it wants to break faith with its social function, art must show the world as changeable. And help to change it. Ernst Fischer Journalist
“ In human life, art may arise from almost any activity, and once it does so, it is launched on a long road of exploration, invention, freedom to the limits of extravagance, interference to the point of frustration, finally discipline, controlling constant change and growth. Susanne Katherina Langer Philosopher