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> [Most female artists - to do what you have to do and to be as honest as you have to be, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viv-albertine/most-female-artists-to-do-what-you-have-to-do-and-to-be-as-honest-as/)

[Viv Albertine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viv-albertine/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/350/viv-albertine-5176_art_most-female-artists-to-do-what-you-have_146840.jpg)

> [That's our job as artists is to be honest about what we're feeling. And what we're feeling is not always going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pharrell-williams/that-s-our-job-as-artists-is-to-be-honest-about-what-we-re-feeling/)

[Pharrell Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pharrell-williams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1a/pharrell-williams-2306_art_that-s-our-job-as-artists-is-to-be-hones_357699.jpg)

> [I think what you're always looking for as artists is to be honest and to continue to be honestly driven by that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-branagh/i-think-what-you-re-always-looking-for-as-artists-is-to-be-honest-and/)

[Kenneth Branagh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-branagh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3be/kenneth-branagh-4630_always_i-think-what-you-re-always-looking-for-a_1624219.jpg)

> [I think my favorite artists are honest artists, and as a songwriter, that's what you have to do. You have to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-alaina/i-think-my-favorite-artists-are-honest-artists-and-as-a-songwriter/)

[Lauren Alaina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-alaina/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b30/lauren-alaina-4854_art_i-think-my-favorite-artists-are-honest-a_1691792.png)

> [Being honest in the spotlight is the worst idea . But I do like when artists are honest and are able to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rita-ackermann/being-honest-in-the-spotlight-is-the-worst-idea-but-i-do-like-when/)

[Rita Ackermann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rita-ackermann/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf1/rita-ackermann-45034_art_being-honest-in-the-spotlight-is-the-wor_2789239.jpg)

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