Everyone goes to the same exhibitions and the same parties stays in the same handful of hotels eats at the same no-star restaurants and has almost the same opinions. I adore the art world but this is copycat behavior in a sphere that prides itself on independent thinking.

Yes 85 percent of the art you see isn't any good. But everyone has a different opinion about which 85 percent is bad. That in turn creates fantastically unstable interplay and argument.

Contrary to popular opinion things don't go stale particularly fast in the art world.

Poor Georgia O'Keeffe. Death didn't soften the opinions of the art world toward her paintings.

Works of art in my opinion are the only objects in the material universe to possess internal order and that is why though I don't believe that only art matters I do believe in Art for Art's sake.

I accrued anger from people's low opinion of me and my work and for the work I might be capable of.

All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike friendship anger or pity.

James Franco has this interesting and relaxed look. It's pretty 'I don't care ' but it still looks good. Ryan Gosling also has amazing style. I take a lot of my fashion tips from those two. In my opinion they're the ones getting it right.

It's amazing how everyone has an opinion on how you should live your life.

The best rules to form a young man are to talk little to hear much to reflect alone upon what has passed in company to distrust one's own opinions and value others that deserve it.