“Great art is the outward expression of an inner life in the artist, and this inner life will result in his personal vision of the world.”
“Art is the outward integration inspired by the artist's inner disintegration.”
“The greatest artists express their inner self; an artist paints her rage; a writer pens his fear; a dancer expresses her sadness through movement; and a musician's loneliness echoes in his performance.”
“The main thing for inner contentment is to be in a state of grace. And there is an artistic state of grace, for art is a kind of religion.”
“Art is a person's private vision expressed in aesthetic forms.”
“I used to think it was possible for an artist to alter the inner life of the culture. Now bomb-makers and gunmen have taken that territory.”