There is no society ever discovered in the remotest corner of the world that has not had something that we would consider the arts. Visual arts – decoration of surfaces and bodies – appears to be a human universal. – Steven Pinker
In 1968 the Arts Council managed to get a grant from the treasury to buy up a lot of derelict touring theatres and put them back in the hands of the local authorities. – Timothy West
Regular martial arts is traditional, with no music and no flips choreograhed into it. But extreme martial arts is choreographed to music. It’s very fast-beat uptempo, and you put a lot of acrobatic maneuvers into the routine. – Taylor Lautner
As an artist I have an even more abiding interest in the compact between the Arts and Government. – Theodore Bikel
I knew nothing about martial arts. And I don’t really like it! But in the film, I not only had to pretend that I knew all about it, I had to be the best at it. That was very difficult. – Ziyi Zhang