"Did you find any artists complaining who don't already complain all day long about everything? No. But have you ever met a dealer who thought it was okay? Well, you maybe. It's still the art world. It's meant to be extreme. It's supposed to stand for liberty or whatever but really it's an extremely conservative environment. Why does everyone wear jeans? Because it's practical. To say something is taboo-breaking is to assume you have a clear image of the quality of a dealer. But there are certain dealers who always work this way."

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Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

Urs Fischer

#Art Quotes #Long Quotes #Quality Quotes

“I'm a staunch anti-Castro individual.”

Source : "Man of Style - Andy Garcia". "In Style" magazine. Interview with Mark Morrison, www.oocities.org. 1999.
“Seeking Why run around sprinkling holy water? There's an ocean inside you, and when you're ready you'll drink.”
“Intelligence is derived from two words”
“After I won 21 games, I said, "This isn't that hard actually. I can do this every year for maybe 10, 15 years." To tell you the truth I thought I was going to be in the Hall of Fame. I really thought that. You feel so strong, so powerful walking down the street. You know you can throw a ball harder than any man in the world, or certainly the top five. Sandy Koufax knocked all of us out of the box on that one, so we would think, "I'm the second or third hardest thrower in the game."”
“One quick way to destroy a society is through its music.”
“Acting is a very limited form of expression and those who take it seriously are very limited people. I take it seriously.”
“What turned me on to comedy was - well, first of all, I like being able to laugh, I like people who can make me laugh.”

Source : Interview with Steve Heisler, www.avclub.com. March 9, 2009.
“What oxygen is to the lungs, such is hope to the meaning of life.”

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