It's true that there are people who live the idea of being an artist, as opposed to the idea of making art, — Daniel Alarcon Copy Share Image
Being an artist is more of a mindset, a way of seeing things; it is no longer so much about producing something. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
Being an artist is a totally godlike thing to do - and I have a god complex. — Laurie Anderson Copy Share Image
Sometimes being an artist is a real drag. It can be incredibly bureaucratic. — Micah Lexier Copy Share Image
Being an artist is very independent thinking, although there's always going to be a lot of doubt. — Brice Marden Copy Share Image
I was at one point thinking about being an art historian, when I was in school. And not being an artist, but… — Robert Barry Copy Share Image
Over the years I have learned that creating art has made me happy. I used to be a lawyer and I'm much… — Nathan Sawaya Copy Share Image
I was being an artist, being sensitive and technical as artists are. I'm sure Leonardo Da Vinci did that. Artists don't always… — Roy Ayers Copy Share Image
I never considered myself an artist. I aspire to be an artist, but I never thought I had the depth or substance… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
That's the thing about being an artist, you don't have to take anyone else's perspective into account. You can act as self-indulgent… — Jessica Origliasso Copy Share Image
I think being an artist and taking on those challenges is just how it is for me. Because I was always a… — Tavares Strachan Copy Share Image
Part of my work is dedicated to artisanship and can only be done by very few people because it requires a specific… — Christian Louboutin Copy Share Image
As a kid I quite fancied the romantic, Bohemian idea of being an artist. I expect I thought I could escape from… — Peter Wright Copy Share Image
Being an artist and being a teacher are two conflicting things. When I paint, my work manifests the unexpected... In teaching it's… — Pierre Alechinsky Copy Share Image
“I don't create my images as visual equations to be solved, but rather, i create them as internal landscapes that the viewer… — Jaeda DeWalt Copy Share Image
The artists who have inspired me the most in my life are the ones who have really had something to say and… — Alicia Keys Copy Share Image
I think that the whole experience of living, breathing, thinking, and being lost in wonderment is, for me, that of being an… — Tony Shafrazi Copy Share Image
“Don’t try to present your art by making other people read or hear or see or touch it; make them feel it.… — Charlotte Eriksson Copy Share Image
I never stopped being a mother, and I never stopped being an artist. Which is probably why my kids are so creative.… — Jada Pinkett Smith Copy Share Image
I am just a middle-class farm boy from Dodge City and my grandparents were wheat farmers. I thought painting, acting, directing and… — Dennis Hopper Copy Share Image
I come from a visual background, and I grew up around a lot of hippies and artists. My mom and my brother… — Jared Leto Copy Share Image
Novelty is seldom the essential... make a subject better from its intrinsic nature. — Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Copy Share Image
I make a good living and I've never looked at myself as being an artiste. — Kelly Lynch Copy Share Image
Being an artist is not easy - I have always said that to the students I have taught over the years. It's… — Marina Abramovic Copy Share Image
I think that being an artist is more an approach to life than an approach to work. — Andrew Levitas Copy Share Image
If you are wiling to do something that might not work, you are closer to being an artist. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Politics is politics; art is art. If you play a political role, you have to stop being an artist. — Youssou N'Dour Copy Share Image
Women are emotional! And being an artist and a woman is probably more difficult because you have more stuff to overcome. — Chris Johnson Copy Share Image
The awesome thing about being an artist? You can't be fired from your own mind. — Rose McGowan Copy Share Image
Being an artist is this kind of occupation in which you have to make people care about your obsession. — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
Being an artist means belonging to a unique, exciting gang of outlaws. — Robert Venosa Copy Share Image
When you devote yourself to being an artist, you have to stay on your craft and always try to get better and… — Raekwon Copy Share Image
Part of the business of being an artist is abetting talent. The best do that. — Faith Sullivan Copy Share Image
Being an artist is a way of saying, I am here, and this is what I stand for. — Jodie Foster Copy Share Image
artists ... all have a need that cannot be met by another human being. — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
