"I was doing political cartoons and getting angry to the point where I felt I was going to have to start making and throwing bombs. I thought I was probably a better cartoonist than a bomb maker"
- Terry Gilliam
About this Quote
This quote by Terry Gilliam speaks with the power of art and expression. He was so enthusiastic about his political animations that he felt he was going to need to take more drastic steps to make his point. He was so mad that he felt he was better off expressing himself through his art than through violence. This quote talks to the power of art and expression to make a declaration and to produce modification. It likewise talks to the power of art to be a more efficient kind of demonstration than violence. Gilliam's quote is a reminder that art can be an effective tool for making a statement and developing modification. It is also a tip that art can be a more effective type of demonstration than violence.
This quote is written / told by Terry Gilliam somewhere between November 22, 1940 and today. He/she was a famous Director from USA.
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