The advice I would give to girls from Eastern backgrounds who are interested in the arts is that it is always beneficial to get your academic studies out of the way before going into the competitive world of the arts.
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At any rate, girls are differently situated. Having no need of deep scientific knowledge, their education is confined more to the ordinary things of the world, the study of the fine arts, and of the manners and dispositions of people.
New York is a great place to be fed in the arts. The arts in general are a large part of my life. The city was my postgraduate course.
I never wanted to study art. And I don't think you need to study art if you are an artist. It's even dangerous to go to school. You need to do whatever you want, as you want.
Art-school girls are very nice.
We say arts education is good for general education, but that's not the point. The arts are what great nations are remembered for. They are a mirror.
I think the problem with the arts in America is how unimportant it seems to be in our educational system.
There are different types of talents and intelligences, and traditional schools sometimes ignore the creative ones. It is important for us to give kids every platform for them to find what they are good at and what they love. The arts also provide a space for newfound creativity.
We grew up in a very creative environment and were exposed to the arts at a very young age, so it's not a surprise that all of us are in some form of the arts.
I think the arts are very important for children growing up.
I have always said to young artists that scholastic training and the studying of art history are crucial to fully developing as an artist.
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