Helen Hayes

The conventional notions of art have changed, and a lot of things done today are considered works of art that would have been rejected in the past.

There is no art without intention.

I’m terribly intuitive-I always thought I was intellectual about what I do, but I’ve come to the realization that I have absolutely no idea what I’m doing half the time.

Everybody has that feeling when they look at a work of art and it’s right, that sudden familiarity, a sort of…recognition, as though they were creating it themselves, as though it were being created through them while they look at it or listen to it.

MoMA is doubling its space, and I decided to raise the money for it.

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.

If you believe in your art and you love what you do, that energy will go out and people will respond.

Truth exists in art.

Eventually, most people felt MoMA had filled a very important gap.

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.

Make the best of every moment. We’re not evolving. We’re not going anywhere.

I wouldn’t give five cents for all the art in the world.

He knows all about art, but he doesn’t know what he likes.

Playing with freedom can only come after a certain amount of foundational study.

Artists are people driven by the tension between the desire to communicate and the desire to hide.