Art Interviews

Albert Watson: “You never get that day back”

David Bailey: “How are you going to cross the road?”

Inez & Vinoodh: “What is reality?”

Lachlan Bailey: “Just focus on that moment”

Nick Knight: “I commit with my heart and soul”

Norman Jean Roy: “The camera used to carry this mystique”

Peter Lindbergh: “Beauty has nothing to do with youth”

Petra Collins: “I know what it’s like to be there”

Tyler Mitchell: “Art is meant to be visceral”
Inspiration
“What I am looking for in this world is a sense of not feeling alone, and that’s one of the greatest gifts you can give to another person. I hope that my work does that. I hope that when people leave the theater they feel less alone.”Brie LarsonActor
“I hope the scale of my works is way bigger than what you see. I hope they live in you.”Anish KapoorArtist
“From the beginning, I wanted to protect the clothes themselves from fashion, and at the same time protect the woman’s body. I wanted people to keep on wearing my clothes for at least 10 years or more.”Yohji YamamotoFashion designer
“I’ve learned that with time also comes pleasure: the pleasure of creating but also upholding the legacy that’s been passed down to me.”Anne-Sophie PicChef
“If I pass away one day, I am happy because I tried to do my best. My sport allowed me to do so much.”PeléAthlete
“After winning an Oscar, there’s an alertness to what you’re thinking or doing or saying. I feel like there’s an aliveness to the experience that wasn’t as attuned previously.”Chiwetel EjioforActor
“I think at a certain point, you arrive to a kind of maturity that allows you to swim more freely. And when you touch that state, playing with your unconscious, it's very beautiful when you when you experience that moment.”Ludovico EinaudiMusician
“I consider myself a storyteller. I feel that is what good directors do, they are really just following criteria: is this a good story? Is this the story I want to tell? All we’re trying to do is the hard task of making interesting, thought-provoking films.”Spike LeeFilm director
“It’s the rollercoaster ride of doing something creative: when it goes well and you enjoy the process then it’s a high and you just want to keep on doing it.”Christian BaleActor
“You don’t think of your roles as achievements. You think of the roles you play, the paintings you’ve made. I mean, imagine an actor saying, “I don’t want to go on anymore because I can’t do better than the last movie I made. I might as well quit now.” We’d call that resting on your laurels.”Al PacinoActor
“Filmmaking is never anything less than a beautiful gift. I've been doing this forever, and as hard as it may be, it's never let me down. I have such a will to make these movies!”Abel FerraraFilm director
“The success of translating an idea into action is very often where the talent is to be found. If you can give a body to the idea, I think you are onto a very interesting process.”Olafur EliassonArtist
“I’ve been very fortunate, and I don’t know why, but my shoes don’t have a special time period. I don’t design them with that in mind but it happens: timelessness. I have been absolutely gifted by that.”Manolo BlahnikShoe designer
“Although sometimes I feel tired and think I ought to give it up, I don’t want to just retire. No, I enjoy it all and you just keep going until the day comes when you can’t do it anymore.”Anthony HopkinsActor
“We are consumed with existence, mortgages, jobs, cars, houses. It is nice to allow the imagination room to breathe again and see life as something that is spectacular and magic.”Colin FarrellActor
“It’s still astounding to me that I have one Oscar, let alone two. Especially because it’s by-product of something that you love so much, it feels like that’s already the gift, that’s already the award.”Hilary SwankActor
“I’m 80 years old now, and little by little over your lifetime you begin to understand things that you didn’t understand earlier.”Francis Ford CoppolaFilm director
“Once I commit to an idea, then I just move forward with it, no matter what. And that's always how I've operated when it comes to my art. I'm kind of tenacious in that way, even if it takes a lifetime, eventually I will make that thing.”Alex PragerPhotographer
“I think it’s just been a long slow burn. I’ve worked fairly consistently, and I’m really grateful — even for the years of not getting so many acting jobs because that means I really appreciate being able to do what I love now.”Olivia ColmanActor
“The journey is everything! It’s a cliché, but I have really felt it in my own life, in the 25 or 30 years I’ve been in this… The goal is the process, really enjoying the process.”Matt DamonActor
“I’ve learned not to look at sales reports. I used to, but if I had listened to sales reports at the beginning, I would have given up on things that are some of our biggest successes now.”Rick OwensFashion designer
“I discovered early on that I’m the kind of person that experiments and makes mistakes but then it’s all worth it because once in a blue moon it hits home.”BjörkMusician
“We’re going after it. We’re going after what we believe and what we deserve and we’re not taking the back seat anymore. I see an improvement in the way that we as women are standing together and paving the way for the next generations. It’s time for that.”Alicia KeysMusician
“My work is integrated completely into my life and vice-versa – I’ve been working since I was 16. My work is my life and my life is my work. It made me who I am.”Charlotte RamplingActor
“I think all the roles of my career have presented me with opportunities for my own personal growth. Roles that really push you out of your comfort zone, it really helps you to grow, and it then brings you greater capacity for love within yourself and love for others.”Demi MooreActor
“The first song that I wrote was the way of discovering if I could write a song. And after that one I knew that I understood the form. Everything after that became more personal.”David ByrneMusician
“I think the mark of a great song, photo or a painting is something you can remember. It’s kind of that simple. If you work at it, there will be times when the intangible becomes tangible and for a moment… You are a wizard.”Bryan AdamsMusician
“To do something no one else has ever done, it’s satisfying, but the thing is nobody else is really playing the game of free solo climbing, so it's easy to win when no one else plays, you know?”Alex HonnoldAthlete
“I do not consider architecture as art, nor do I consider architects to be artists. However, I do have a strong desire to improve the purity of my expression and put a strong message into my architecture so that I can call it art!”Tadao AndoArchitect
“If I should be fortunate enough to make another film, it would be exactly what I have settled upon as what is right for me. I feel that these days, I understand a little more what the cinema is.”Francis Ford CoppolaFilm director
“I would like to think that someday I will be content enough with myself and feel good enough about myself to think I don’t need to do all that sort of shit and I’ll just go and watch tomatoes grow or something.”Nick CaveMusician
“One day, if you have a little bit of talent and a lot of hard work, you’re going to find out who you are.”Massimo BotturaChef
“If I want to make a movie and I can at 62, I will. But I want to leave the ring triumphant. I want this guy, this guy you see right now, I want him to be the guy who makes the movies, not the autumn dude.”Quentin TarantinoFilm director
“My goal when I’m in front of an audience is to perform the piece and fill it with meaning. On stage, I concentrate on rationality and empathy, since the singer must feel a certain amount of emotion, but not too much.”Andrea BocelliOpera singer
“I want to make classical instruments sound unexpected. Constructing it yourself means that you don’t need to do so much so that it sounds like yours. You know it’s the only one. It’s yours. You own the sound.”Nils FrahmMusician
“I have a responsibility that lasts a lifetime with my children. They know that I love my work, and they know how I go about it. And I hope that they find work that they love, because nothing can compare to watching your child succeed.”Kevin CostnerActor
“You better make every moment count. Live your life now; start in the morning. You mustn’t sit around waiting to die.”Michael CaineActor
“Architecture is something that you should be inside and absorbed by. It’s something which convinces you by experience more than impresses you by image.”David ChipperfieldArchitect
“To have those magical moments, the ones that require real trust or bravery or letting go, you’ve really gotta swing for the rafters! You’ve got to try and hit it out the park — although you might miss. You’re always trying to hit it into the rafters, and damn the consequences if you don’t make it.”Chiwetel EjioforActor
“As a director, what I hope is to create situations where the actors will be able to be alive like real people even in the context of something that is quite manufactured.”Wes AndersonFilm director
Oscar Winners
Adrien Brodyread interview
Alan Menkenread interview
Alejandro Iñárrituread interview
Alexander Payneread interview
Alicia Vikanderread interview
Anthony Hopkinsread interview
Ben Kingsleyread interview
Bill Contiread interview
Bong Joon-horead interview
Brendan Fraserread interview
Laura Dernread interview
Chloé Zhaoread interview
Christoph Waltzread interview
Christopher Nolanread interview
Christopher Walkenread interview
Claudio Mirandaread interview
Colin Firthread interview
Colleen Atwoodread interview
Da’Vine Joy Randolphread interview
Daniel Kaluuyaread interview
Deborah L. Scottread interview
Dennis Murenread interview
Edward Bergerread interview
Emma Stoneread interview
Eric Rothread interview
Francis Ford Coppolaread interview
Geoffrey Rushread interview
Glenn Closeread interview
Guillermo del Tororead interview
Hilary Swankread interview
Hildur Guðnadóttirread interview
J.K. Simmonsread interview
James Cameronread interview
Jane Campionread interview
Jared Letoread interview
Javier Bardemread interview
Mark Bridgesread interview
Jennifer Lameread interview
Jenny Beavanread interview
Jodie Fosterread interview
Jon Landauread interview
Julianne Mooreread interview
Kenneth Branaghread interview
Kevin Costnerread interview
Kevin Klineread interview
Jeff Bridgesread interview
Lol Crawleyread interview
Ludwig Göranssonread interview
Lupita Nyong’oread interview
Mahershala Aliread interview
Marion Cotillardread interview
Matt Damonread interview
Marlee Matlinread interview
Matthew McConaugheyread interview
Melissa Leoread interview
Michael Caineread interview
Michael Douglasread interview
Morgan Freemanread interview
Nicolas Cageread interview
Nicole Kidmanread interview
Oliver Stoneread interview
Olivia Colmanread interview
Pedro Almodóvarread interview
Quentin Tarantinoread interview
Rami Malekread interview
Renée Zellwegerread interview
Richard Dreyfussread interview
Robert Lopezread interview
Robert Richardsonread interview
Russell Croweread interview
Ruth E. Carterread interview
Sam Mendesread interview
Sam Rockwellread interview
Sarah Polleyread interview
Sandy Powellread interview
Sean Bakerread interview
Sofia Coppolaread interview
Spike Leeread interview
Steve McQueenread interview
Susan Sarandonread interview
Taika Waititiread interview
Sean Pennread interview
Tilda Swintonread interview
Jon Batisteread interview
Walter Sallesread interview
Wes Andersonread interview
Woody Harrelsonread interview
David Newmanread interview
Aaron Sorkinread interview
Christian Baleread interview
Meryl Streepread interview
Al Pacinoread interview
Brie Larsonread interview
Giorgio Moroderread interview
Denzel Washingtonread interview
Hans Zimmerread interview
Jack Nicholsonread interview
Charlie Kaufmanread interview


