"I was getting tired of hearing the complaint, 'My kid could do this,' and 'We donâ€™t get it. Whatâ€™s modern art? Blah, blah, blah.' And I wondered what would really happen if you gave people what they wanted, something they always look at."

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Source : "Just an Artist". Interview with Susan Sollins, art21.org. July 2008.

John Baldessari

#Art Quotes #Tired Quotes #Kids Quotes

“Gossip is called gossip because it's not always the truth.”

Source : "New Again: Justin Timberlake". Interview with Emma Brown and Rebecca Wallwork, www.interviewmagazine.com. March 19, 2013.
“When you've always worked hard in the theater, you find that when you stop playing at the end of a run, the evenings seem very long indeed. You have to find something to keep yourself occupied because you're so used to gearing yourself up for that 8 O'clock curtain that to find any kind of really absorbing alternative is impossible . Nobody is as interesting to spend an evening with as a really good part.”

Source : "A damned serious business".
“When I was filming 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' in America, for a couple of weeks beforehand we would always fit in a family holiday in California.”
“The time has come for honest men to denounce false teachers and attack false gods.”
“I'm so not a financial person.”
“I have picked the very, very best deputy that I could. David Parker is a fantastic guy. Hes a person who I trust absolutely. Hes got a wonderful sense for policy. He will be great on organisation, and I know that I could not have a better deputy.”
“A great many people think that polysyllables are a sign of intelligence and refinement so they think they will impress others with their command of obscure words.”
“One of the things that EBONY [magazine] has done for years, decades is perspective. They knew what our audience was, they know who we are, so that's what I hope to do with this show.”

Source : Source: www.ebony.com

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