Your only job as an artist is to put the truth out there…

Inspiration more often comes during the work than before it, because the largest part of the job of an artist is to listen to…

— Madeleine L'Engle

The aim and end of the artist is not truth exactly, much less fact; it is effect... There is no doubt he [the photographer]…

— Henry Peach Robinson

Raw is a good place for an artist. It's where the truth comes out.

— Keith Urban

I have a lot of written material, and all of it's different. Some records that I have are country, some pop, some alternative rock.…

— La'Porsha Renae

Remember that the truth is in the details. No matter how you see the world or what style it imposes on your work as…

— Stephen King

The thing is, about a character, it's not about being right, it's about the truth. The truth comes from within, so you have to…

— Russell Hornsby

I think the job of an artist is to be honest and fearless.

— Erykah Badu

There is a power in everything; it is the job of the artist to determine it and express it.

— Mencius

I think it is your job as an artist to be able to hear a song.

— Keifer Thompson

Part of your job as an artist is to push yourself and make sure your creative juices are flowing.

— Benjamin Walker

“In my opinion, neither way is easy. If I'm going to struggle between artist and a normal 9 to 5 job. I might as…

— Erin McMillan

The job of the artist, is to say, wait a second, everything that we have thought is wrong. Let's re-examine it.

— David Mamet

The job of the artist is to go to the places where most other people are embarrassed to go to. And show it.

— Mary Gauthier

It's the job of the artist to take something that everybody thinks they know about, they've made a decision about, they will be immovable…

— Phyllida Lloyd

To me, the job of the artist is to provide a useful and intelligent vocabulary for the world to be able to articulate feelings…

— Mos Def