Many are willing to suffer for their art. Few are willing…

All artists are willing to suffer for their work. But why are so few prepared to learn to draw?

— Banksy

I tend to keep my mind open to the different forms of art out there and I am always willing to try new stuff.

— St. Lucia

Someone told me once that to create true art you must be willing to bleed and let others watch.

— Amy Harmon

When you get older, you're running out of time. You care more about trying to stay on the planet a little longer, so you…

— Kiki Smith

Never become an artist if you can't learn to draw.

— Sergei Bongart

Learn to draw. Try to make your hand so unconsciously adept that it will put down what you feel without your having to think…

— Sherwood Anderson

It takes time to learn to draw. It takes years, not a few weeks.

— Gilberto Hernandez Guerrero

Learn how to draw. It's the basis of what we [animation directors] do. Keep a sketchbook. Try making a very simple little film. Try…

— John Musker

Try and stay sober. Until the curtain call. And for God's sake, have fun. Don't suffer for your art. Just have fun.

— Christopher Plummer

You've got to suffer for your art sometimes!

— Ford Kiernan

Our wishes are our most reliable mirror, and the black-and-white movies I'm most drawn to are about artists who suffer because art is a…

— Hilton Als

I unfortunately do suffer for my art.

— Ridley Scott

I suffer for my art and despise the witless moneyed scoundrels who praise it.

— El Greco

I've been very fortunateit's just been an amazing piece of luck. I haven't had to suffer for my art but I've suffered enough inside…

— Christopher Plummer

“We suffered for our art. You have to suffer for our art as well!”

— Terry Gilliam