Artists Quotes · Page 31

“Writing is like gardening. Planting, watering, and weeding are not enough. You have to prune if you want growth.”

— Ron Brackin

Indian artists are working with a history that's overwhelming and rich.

— David Linley

For many artists the universe is expanding; for some it is contracting.

— Robert Smithson

I believe in perpetual art, no matter if there are not many artists like me on this earth.

— Jeet Aulakh

“Artist Matthew Barney has made a film about “shit”. It is hardly original. Hollywood has made shit films for decades.”

— Dean Cavanagh

I had been stockpiling Gospel songs for other artists, and had planned to submit them to Gospel artists.

— Smokey Robinson

“Cherish your own emotions and never under-value them. We are not here to do what has already been done.”

— Robert Henri

I think a lot of the more successful artists of our time basically have barracudas for managers

— Robben Ford

Even a cup of coffee tastes so much sweeter because you've come once again out of the, literally, out of the edge…

— Christopher Koch

I wish that the arts were better supported, and you can't say that enough times, but I also believe that whatever happens,…

— Ben Whishaw

I do admire a lot of artists now who are completely multi-faceted - they're doing seven different jobs all at once and…

— Lisa Stansfield

I don't think that there's much that sets me apart from other musicians, but I think there are definitely things that set…

— Ed Sheeran

Physically, it's getting impossible for me to travel that much. I want to support my artists by showing up at their openings,…

— Larry Gagosian

“I've never been somewhere I belonged, but there are places where I think I could be happy. Like San Francisco. Well, do…

— Heather Demetrios

Artists are not cheerleaders, and we're not the heads of tourism boards. We expose and discuss what is problematic, what is contradictory,…

— Junot Diaz

Prog didn't really go away. Just took a catnap in the late Seventies. A new generation of fans discovered it, and a…

— Ian Anderson

When I work with artists, I give them a general guideline of what my vision is. Then they're going to speak their…

— Steve Aoki

I see everybody arguing about what the value of music should be instead of what I think the bigger conversation is, which…

— Amanda Palmer

Working with David Cronenberg or Darren Aronofsky or even Steven Soderbergh isn't really like a typical Hollywood movie. These are true artists,…

— Vincent Cassel

'Painting like a child' isn't a negative for me... it's something only great artists can really achieve. The childlike quality of some…

— Damien Hirst

In England, there is a dividing line between artists and illustrators, who are thought inferior to painters. Well, that's absolute rubbish. Some…

— Brian Wildsmith

Doing theater anywhere, especially in L.A., is a constant uphill battle, and there's also the unsexy parts of the business that you're…

— Finn Wittrock

“Yes, but the artist?" said Nigel almost fiercely. "He's different, you know he is. He's driven by some compulsion: if he can't…

— Mary Stewart

I think the obligation of an artist is to make a difference in the world. That is what matters most to me.…

— James Cromwell

“Authenticity is so refreshing. Add more of that organic energy and effort into your creations.”

— Robin S. Baker

“Sometimes in life confusion tends to arise and only dialogue of dance seems to make sense.”

— Shah Asad Rizvi

“As artists, we create the beauty We are too afraid to live out And search, but always fall just shy Of finding…

— Justin Wetch

Artists need a lot of collectors, all kinds of collectors, buying their art.

— Charles Saatchi

And when I look back I recognize now that I indeed do come from a large family of artists. Whether they necessarily…

— E.J. Bonilla

I think too many artists from my era tend to just stamp out a record.

— Christopher Cross

My sisters and I like a lot of different styles of music, but we're inspired by real artists like Beyonce and Adele.

— China Anne McClain

It isn't that I dislike artists, but I can't stand anyone who puts on those ponderous airs of a man of character.

— Osamu Dazai

What most people call talent is our way to vent, and if were not discovered it will never pay the rent.

— Stanley Victor Paskavich

Artists, no matter how good their intentions, are always slower than they think.

— Mark Millar

I love being around great artists, and I've been around a few of them.

— Thelma Schoonmaker

Artists with serious aspirations need to be left alone to follow the course of their own imagination.

— Robert Genn

Artists are blessed to travel all over the world. They see the trends before they even come out.

— Tina Knowles

“Artists are indeed unlikely to be good, goodness would silence them.”

— Iris Murdoch

I think, for the most part, our culture embraces that artists are born, not made.

— Chris Van Allsburg

Many artists I enjoy have a large body of work, and eventually the message is derived out from the sum of its…

— Jimenez Lai