Brian Boyd Quotes

I think that's an important part of art in general. Especially in literature, in stories, we play with eventualities that may put us through a lot of intense negative feelings - say, in horror films or tragedies as intense as King Lear - but we come out feeling richer. We've lived to the fullest, we've tested ourselves in these environments.

Brian Boyd

Quotes to Explore

Biggie was a lyrical genius: he was a musical painter with words. As he rapped, you would see the picture come to life as you heard his story. You hear a lot of rappers rap; you hear a lot of singers sing, but you don't see the movie in your head the way you do when you hear Biggie rap.

R. Kelly
- Life
- Movie
- Words
It was a movement that had all the art critics, all the museum directors in its thrall.

Jack Levine
- Art
- Movement
- Museum
I am a self-critical perfectionist.

Victoria Pendleton
- Perfectionist
- Self-Critical
Well, a younger woman is a type, but not necessarily a type for me. And what is a younger woman? I mean, I'm pretty old. Almost everyone is younger.

Jack Nicholson
- Pretty
- Woman
- Old
My parents moved around Stockton and Lodi. I had a lot of anxiety about jumping into another classroom. They were always putting me in special ed. But I was smart; I wasn't like these kids in the special-ed classes. But it would make me feel a little bit stupid.

Nate Diaz
- Kids
- Parents
- Stupid
The shooting of the guns, that was kind of funny, because rolling a cigarette and shooting a gun aren't like normal things for a 13-year old girl!

Hailee Steinfeld
- Girl
- Funny
- Gun