Alain de Botton Quotes

The essential argument in the book, 'Art as Therapy,' is that art enjoys such financial and cultural prestige that it's easy to forget the confusion that persists about what it's really for.

Alain de Botton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: December 20, 1969

Topics

ArtBookFinancialEasyArgument

With 'Atonement,' I put a lot of pressure on myself, and then I made an advert for Chanel, which 'broke the camel's back' emotionally.

Joe Wright

MyselfPressureBackCamelBroke

When I hear the words 'activist filmmaking,' I think of somebody who's an activist, who wants to prove a particular point.

Jehane Noujaim

WordsThinkFilmmakingProvePoint

It's hard listening to myself.

Meg White

MyselfListeningHard

I adored Mickey Mouse when I was a child. He was the emblem of happiness and funniness.

Maurice Sendak

HappinessChildMickey MouseMouse

If I conduct myself publicly and privately in a way that is honorable, not just to the people of the district that I represent but to God, then I will feel like I have been successful.

Steve Largent

GodMyselfPeopleFeelWillWay

It's not the fact that your single can sell. It's the fact that you can sell hard tickets. People will spend money to see you.

Tory Lanez

MoneyPeopleYouWillHardSee

I aspire to make a record that sounds better 10 listens in than it does after two, and still, at 50 listens, you're picking out things that add a depth and a thoughtfulness to it; there's enough in there that you can still be extracting pieces out of it.

Trent Reznor

BetterEnoughYouOutAspireDepth

I've loved Hawkman since I was really young.

Rob Liefeld

LovedYoungSinceReally

I've definitely had crazy acting teachers.

Matt Bomer

CrazyActingTeachersHadDefinitely

Music is like therapy, you know? It's my escape. It's my way for me to express my feelings and my thoughts.

Little Simz

MusicMeThoughtsYouFeelingsKnow

When you're young, you want to make every kind of film: musicals, Westerns, horror. Slowly you begin to hear your own voice. I hope people receive what I do as small, personal films that are somewhat contrarian about their main characters.

Jason Reitman

HopePeopleSmallVoiceYouYoung

We want to pigeonhole things and people, but it is absurd to regard me just as a furry wig-and-britches actor.

Dominic Cooper

PeopleMeWantActorThingsAbsurd

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