Tom Anderson Quotes

My dream is to have a creativity barn, in my back yard, which is full of musical instruments and every kind of paint and oils and paper, and you can just go in and make something.

I wanted to have a place and a space, and a building, in which to create a season of work I am here because the idea of a theatrical home is very appealing to me

Maine likes to call itself 'America's Vacationland.' For many artists, though, it's the office. Since the 19th century, painters from all over the country - including Edward Hopper, Alex Katz, John Marin, Fairfield Porter, Neil Welliver and Andrew Wyeth - have spent large chunks of time there.

If I had a place with a studio where I could paint I'd be happy.

I have to go someplace where I can soak myself in a creative atmosphere.

I love being with artists because I'm always open to getting into something.

I think that's what Dylan's trying to do: to create a space artistically where something else can take shape, can take life - where there's hope.

I thank God for Hip Hop because Marvin Gaye didn't have that and he was able to be that dope. For us to have that and more, I feel like it is up to us to be as dope as we can possibly be.

I love the studio. It's my place to escape and to create and to try anything.

Artists make our lives livable and enjoyable.

For me, the arts has always been sort of my saving grace.

I like being surrounded by all the stuff that makes me feel creative and inspires me.

The farm uses up a lot of my creative urges. It's a sort of rough and ready space, I don't film there.

That's what I love more than anything, just creating.

What I say is that there's this culture and this vibe and this community in Brooklyn that's so amazing and wonderful, and it has influence on the world. That's the part of Brooklyn that I love and I begin to miss.

My passion for painting is so sacred and personal to me.

All I try to do is put as many colors as I can on the canvas every night.

Los Angeles is a melting pot for all different cultures and creativity. It's really a ground to cultivate artists.

I don't look to save the world with any of the movies that I make. I'm not trying to make any political statement with the movies I make. I'm trying to have a good time. I'm trying to entertain people.

The artist in me welcomes another opportunity to be creative.

What is important is satiating my creativity as an artiste.

I sometimes sit and draw people on the bus, or some fantasy hybrid animal. You know, wherever the hand will lead.

When I'm in that studio, I feel like I'm the king of the world. If I lose that, I'm going to lose a lot.

When I'm sitting at my drafting table in my studio, I could really be anywhere.

I have a bunch of information in my head that I'm not afraid to put in song or onto a canvas. Into any conversation.