Anne Roiphe Quotes

I think artists need the freedom to fail and I gave myself that freedom.

The freedom of every artist is essential.

Performance artists in a free society have the right to do the most extraordinary and bizarre things. That’s called ‘Freedom of Speech.’

I believe all of us should have the freedom to have our personal take on how art affects us.

I don't think that people should be confined to any particular aesthetic.

I remember when I was in art classes, I hated following the assignments. And I would get in trouble for doing something totally different or taking it in a weird direction.

I hope that through my work, artists will take some chances, break some rules, and make art that comes from inside of them. I would like to be remembered as a kind person, a great Mom, and a bit unruly - in a good way!

Freedom of speech is, to all Americans, as oxygen is to the human condition. It is a right that has been irreversibly programmed into our hard drive. We are free to speak our minds. An artist's right to express him or herself as best suits their art, is the artist's prerogative and it is guaranteed.

I was born into an artistic family, and they understood me. But they were really worried, because some of the stuff I did was dangerous. If I'd been caught without the veil with a shaved head, I don't know what would have happened.

Any director or writer or artist has the right to do what they want to do - freedom of expression is something I celebrate.

If you don't like my movies, don't watch them.

I needed freedom to really express myself. That's really what Justified is about.

There are no categories in contemporary art. There are no rules. Artists are given the freedom to make and create whatever they please and call it whatever they please. I identify with that system, or lack of system, much more than I do the landscape of contemporary publishing.

Artists can do whatever they want!

No, my work does not reflect my sexual preferences, it reflects the fact that I feel total freedom as an artist.

Music I do just for me.

When artists make art, they shouldn't question whether it is permissible to do one thing or another.

Anyone who sees and paints a sky green and fields blue ought to be sterilized.

I wanted to make my sophomore film as different as possible. I didn't want to be pigeonholed. I didn't want to be identifiable.

Success gave me confidence as an artist. And now I'm able to do what I want without anybody thinking it's dumb.

Irresponsibility is part of the pleasure of all art; it is the part the schools cannot recognize.

Aesthetic freedom is like free speech; it is, indeed, a form of free speech.

My art, like my acting, is a profound expression of poetic license.

I see society as something dangerous, and you have to save yourself from the rules. I think acting is the way I save myself.

You can't stop an artist from expressing his views through art.