Edvard Munch Quotes

Painting picture by picture, I followed the impressions my eye took in at heightened moments. I painted only memories, adding nothing, no details that I did not see. Hence the simplicity of the paintings, their emptiness.

Edvard Munch

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: artist
  • Nationality: norwegian
  • Birth: December 12, 1863 - January 23, 1944

Topics

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I have a huge respect for writers and realise that this is not an area that I find easy. I doubt that I would have the patience in front of a blank sheet of paper to become a writer.

Jenny Agutter

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In every age in which books have been produced, the governing class, the respectable, have been opposed to the works of real genius.

Robert Green Ingersoll

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Have I got a black book? Yes, it's called a mobile phone. I do get offers. There is no shortage of people if you want to go on dates - working in TV, living in L.A., it is there if you want it.

Simon Cowell

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It's the same the world over. A Hollywood production comes to town, and the locals all turn movie crazy.

Roger Ebert

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I like it when journalists are nice to me, and it's happening more and more.

Ronnie Wood

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My audience loves seeing me pump large amounts of money into action and sets. And it works. I'm not saying that films made within a budget are wrong. But when audiences come to see my film with their families, I guess they are spending at least 10 per cent of their monthly income. I don't want to cheat them.

Rohit Shetty

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's one of the perversities of the age: I'm embarrassed by its success, but I'm happy it's selling.

Jonathan Franzen

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I think 'GoodFellas' is just a perfect film. From an efficiency of storytelling standpoint, from an entertainment standpoint, from a performance standpoint, from a use of music standpoint, from a cinematography and editing standpoint - to me, it's just a perfect movie.

Derek Cianfrance

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I try to figure out - intellectually, philosophically, psychologically - what the experience of beauty is.

Denis Dutton

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The Indian race are waiting and praying.

Chief Joseph

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I have my moments - usually twice every album - when I basically lose it.

Chris Martin

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Paul Giamatti is truly one of my biggest inspirations, and even more so now that I've gotten to work with him. Every single thing he does, he completely transforms into it. When I watch a film with Paul in it, I'm not like, 'Oh, there's Paul.' I'm completely into whatever character he's in, and I'm not thinking about him as an actor.

Condola Rashad

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