Artist Quotes · Page 559

I never felt oppressed because of my gender. When I'm writing a poem or drawing, I'm not a female; I'm an artist.

— Patti Smith

I think the most important thing any artist can do is to constantly push themselves and improve their craft.

— Ami Vitale

Don't make me out to be an artist. I am an engineer. I am after the facts, only the facts.

— Harold Eugene Edgerton

I thought of a high school report I did on the Belgian artist Rene Magritte and a quote I once read from…

— Sloane Crosley

What drives me is to still feel creative and like I'm pushing myself as an artist.

— JC Chasez

Prior to my father's death, I was having a hard time committing to a career as an artist, but that's not because…

— Kiki Smith

An artist should not fall in love with another artist.

— Marina Abramovic

I did a film called 'The Escape Artist' for Francis Coppola. I had the title role.

— Harry Anderson

The man who reacts to the universe with a cry of impotent anguish is acceptable as an artist only if he can…

— Kenneth Tynan

'Honey' was the first song I wrote where I was really enjoying myself again after questioning the idea of being an artist.

— Robyn

I love TV. I love being behind the scenes on a TV show but there's something about, I don't know there's something…

— Simon Cowell

“The hours tick by as I lie in bed. Memories keep surfacing, tormenting me into unbelievable sadness. I can't bring myself to…

— Ashley Earley

Not only were the minds of artists formed by the university; in the same mold were formed those of the art historians,…

— Harold Rosenberg

“My hands are flowing like sunlight. The shapes and colors are astounding. I don't understand these images that are empowering me. My…

— Daniel J. Rice

I don't like to treat a piece of clothing like an object of art because I don't consider myself an artist. I'm…

— Frida Giannini

I just love when you're watching a live performance and the artist brings people out on stage: the surprise, the energy you…

— Amelia Dimoldenberg

I was forced to be an artist and a CEO from the beginning, so I was forced to be like a businessman…

— Jay-Z

When fans of mine meet me, I can see the disappointment in their eyes. Every artist knows of this phenomenon.

— John Banville

A lot of times nerds are really artists listening to the beat of another drummer.

— Roseanne Barr

To understand an artist is to be a genius.

— Andrew Lakey

I've spent my life pursuing excellence as an artist, which is what I always wanted to do anyhow.

— Claire Bloom

I grew up as a martial artist, and I'm still a martial artist at heart.

— Scott Coker

I had thrown my body in for art... I had thrown myself into this game for art. You know, I was not…

— Eve Babitz

I think so much of our society is geared towards mainstream media and pop culture and so forth. And there's a huge…

— Bruce Pavitt

In order to even begin to learn how to play his instrument, it takes the guitarist weeks to build calluses on his…

— Noah Lukeman