"The purpose of subject matter is to veil technique. The great artist uses the cloak of resemblance to hide the means."

-- John French Sloan

#Mean Quotes #Artist Quotes #Technique Quotes

“I've got it made. I've got a wife and a TV set - and they're both working.”
“What's really frustrating with movies is the lack of improvement.”
“Anger makes people feel uncomfortable, because the minute somebody shows it, it puts you in a position where you can't laugh or make light of something... not to trivialise it I don't mean. But your reaction to anger is supposed to be fear or returned anger. So, you're really trying to control a situation when you show anger and it's a very weak position to take. It often works on people who aren't in a position to fight back.”
“To speak less is wisdom, to eat less is healthy, and to mingle less with te people is safe and serene.”
“I flung my tongue round like a cat-o'-nine-tails so that my pleasant peaceful infant room became little less than a German concentration camp as I took out on the children what life should have got.”
“Oh how sweet to work for God all day, and then lie down at night beneath His smile.”
“I now see that it is possible that I can receive a fair trial even with Americans as jurors,”
“That strange new zone between medium and message. That zone we call the interface.”

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