"Populism in contemporary art can become a dirty word. There is this notion that to not be understood is a reflection of depth. I'm sure this is true in some cases, but on the whole I can't accept this as a vision of art. There's something so cynical about assuming your audience is unintelligent or that artists shouldn't care about their viewers."

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Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

Dario Robleto

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“Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy: true fulfillment.. Put yourself in a state of mind where you say to yourself, "Here is an opportunity for me to celebrate like never before, my own power, my own ability to get myself to do whatever is necessary."”
“I feel like saying we need to all calm down a little. Lets take the time to breathe. I have no intention of allowing myself be distracted.”
“Any man who does not see everything in terms of self, that is to say who wants to be something in respect of other men, to do good to them or simply give them something to do, is unhappy, disconsolate, and accursed.”
“As you get older, the questions come down to about two or three. How long? And what do I do with the time I've got left?”

Source : "David Bowie, 21st-Century Entrepreneur". Interview with Jon Pareles, www.nytimes.com. June 9, 2002.
“What I've found as I have kept writing stories is that more and more your way is barred. I feel really choked by what I already know how to do, by the fact that my obsessions nearly always mount a sneak attack, so that I find myself writing another version of the same thing.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“The whole idea of rock and roll lifestyle is a cartoon. It's a caricature. And at times, it's made up of people emulating others; a few who actually live that lifestyle and many who claim to live that lifestyle.”

Source : "How KISS Frontman Paul Stanley Keeps Fit". Interview with Ben Radding, www.mensfitness.com.
“You are who you are, there's nobody like you, and to try and be like someone else is just a lie.”
“What we really have to do is stop the adjective before the job titleâ€”whether it's 'black actor,' a 'gay actor' or 'anything actor,' Everybody thinks that equality comes from identifying people, and that's not where equality comes from. Equality comes from treating everybody the same regardless of who they are. I hope the media and the press catches on to that because it's time to move out of 1992.”

Source : "Magic Mike's Matt Bomer Talks About Being Out as Gay: What Brought Him to Tears?" by Marc Malkin, www.eonline.com. June 25, 2012.

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