Oscar Wilde Quotes

It is sometimes said that the tragedy of an artist's life is that he cannot realise his ideal. But the true tragedy that dogs the steps of most artists is that they realise their ideal too absolutely. For, when the ideal is realised, it is robbed of its wonder and its mystery, and becomes simply a new starting-point for an ideal that is other than itself.

Oscar Wilde

Quotes to Explore

I've been really lucky with the people that I've gotten to work with. I learn a lot from them, just by watching them.

Abigail Breslin
- People
- Work
- Learn
I don't think a lot of actors talk about it, but there's usually a process where you essentially purge yourself of the character that you played prior to the movie.

Vin Diesel
- Character
- Movie
- Yourself
It seems to me that unless you or someone very close to you has had a bad head injury, you really can't fathom it. You have no concept of what it is all about. It was so difficult for my whole family, not just me.

Barbara Mandrell
- Family
- Bad
- Difficult
I have a vast curiosity about our universe, our origins, and its probable future.

Jack Williamson
I do not believe any president can bind a successor president to give up his fundamental role as protector of the country.

Ted Cruz
- Up
- Believe
- Country
What I do, basically, is look at things from different angles. That is what I do on stage comedically, and that is what I do in art. I was always fascinated by the structure of things, why things work this way and not that way. So I like to see how things behave if you change the point of view.

Ursus Wehrli
- Work
- Art
- Change