I didn't know dirty words could be done that artfully. ~ Mike Myers, quoted in 'Peter Cook the funniest' The Age (3 January 2005)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Mike Myers observes that Peter Cook could use explicit language in a way that was artistic rather than crude.
- In plain terms
- Cook used dirty words with artistic skill.
- What can you take from it?
- Language can be artistic even when it is vulgar.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When does bad language become art?
- How do you define crude versus artful?
Another view
Not everyone agrees vulgarity belongs in art.
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