"When I paint I feel that all..." - Quote by Pablo Picasso
When I paint I feel that all the artists of the past are behind me.
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“The older you get the stronger the wind gets - and it's always in your face.”
“The Parthenon is really only a farmyard over which someone put a roof; colonades and sculptures were added because there were people in Athens who happened to be working and wanted to express themselves.”
“The artist must know the manner whereby to convince others of the truthfulness of his lies.”
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“An actor must interpret life, and in order to do so must be willing to accept all the experiences life has to offer. In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet. In the short span of his lifetime, an actor must learn all there is to know, experience all there is to experience, or approach that state as closely as possible. He must be superhuman in his efforts to store away in the core of his subconscious everything that he might be called upon to use in the expression of his art.”
“In scorn of nature, art gave lifeless life.”
“Only that is poetry which cleanses and mans me.”
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“I'm truly saddened to learn of Steve Jobs' death. The world rarely sees someone who has had the profound impact Steve has had, the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come. For those of us lucky enough to get to work with him, it's been an insanely great honor. I will miss Steve immensely.”
“Hollywood was a good influence because I was madly in love with films, and the films had a direct influence on me.”
“Give a lecture to a thousand people.One walks out and says,I'm going to change my life." Another one walks out with a yawn and says,"I've heard all this before."Why is that? Why wouldn't both be affected the same way?Another mystery."”