Style lasts forever and taste doesn't. Robert Benton More Quotes by Robert Benton More Quotes From Robert Benton There was a kind of cultural life in New York that wasn't as solidified as it is now, it wasn't as money-driven. If you look at the size of the successful art galleries compared to the size of galleries now - there was no such thing as the Gagosian Gallery or Pace Gallery. But it was a time when magazines were a vital part of American life, and Esquire gave me a free pass to every world - I could get to the art world, the theater world, the movie world. It allowed you to roam through the cultural life of New York City. Robert Benton successfulnew-yorkart Every since high school I've been drawn to magazines. Robert Benton magazineshigh-schoolschool I was dyslexic as a child and it took me years to get passed that. I read a lot but it was hard and that didn't go away until my early-to-mid-twenties. So really what I was looking at were the photographs and the illustrations in magazines. Robert Benton illustrationchildrenyears I couldn't sit down and write a novel or a short story - even now - because of my dyslexia. But I learned narration through movies. Robert Benton down-andstorieswriting Having one perfect thing was less important than having a range of ideas, realizing they were all taking you in a certain direction. Robert Benton importantperfectideas Sometimes other people have better ideas. Robert Benton sometimespeopleideas It's interesting that there are places that words can't get to. Robert Benton interesting Beauty doesn't have anything to do with prettiness. Beauty has to do with something else; it gets into an area where words can't go. Robert Benton prettinessareas Taste has nothing to do with style. Robert Benton styletaste
