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 very independent thinking, although there's always going to be a lot of doubt. — Brice Marden 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 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
All you can do as an artist is do what you think is an extension of you. You put down on paper… — Justin Timberlake 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
Being an artist, I had an artist's instincts.You can see the picture before it's taken; then it's up to you to get… — James Van Der Zee Copy Share Image
I had my little teenage craziness where I wanted to be a doctor, I admit. I have to confess at one point… — Mathieu Demy Copy Share Image
It became like a symbolic thing, to be “an artist.” After Duchamp, I realized that being an artist is more about a… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
If I had the capabilities of being something other than I am, I would. It's no fun being an artist. You know… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
Gospel artists have to do something that secular artists don't always have to do and that's kind of abide by and reflect… — Jonathan McReynolds Copy Share Image
Being an artist is not just about what happens when you are in the studio. The way you live, the people you… — Teresita Fernandez Copy Share Image
“From the outside looking in, i think my life would appear very isolated, occupying a huge empty space, with hollow-sounding, emotional echoes.… — Jaeda DeWalt Copy Share Image
Having people around you that are honest with you, and having a team around you that can actually track and communicate where… — Muneshine Copy Share Image
So there's a cloud of rage around me, but being an artist kind of changes that. No matter what you thought coming… — Chris Rock Copy Share Image
I think being an artist is having the courage to be original. Many great artists, including Picasso, have all been influenced by… — James Rosenquist Copy Share Image
Being an artist is like being an athlete. You have to be in there every day, keeping in shape. You have to… — Lawrence Jordan Copy Share Image
Being an artist and having a following can be a very scary thing because idolization makes you question your inner role in… — Halsey Copy Share Image
What's exciting about being an artist, still, and what I'm really finding is awesome is that you can do it until you… — Nikki Sixx Copy Share Image
Being a songwriter requires versatility while being an artist requires you to create a cohesive body of work. I truly enjoy both. — Wendy Starland Copy Share Image
The unique essence of being an artist is dying. Eveything looks the same. Now there’s a formula. And it works. - But… — Usher Copy Share Image
I completely take on the risk, the poker game, which being an artist means, and I'm going to try to make a… — Antonio Banderas Copy Share Image
I think part of what makes us unique as artists and as singers is that we can bare our souls in front… — Shawn Stockman Copy Share Image
As much as I believe in the capacity for art to create change, and as much as being an artist is physically… — Vivek Shraya Copy Share Image
I could find faults with all my albums because that's just a part of being an artist - it's hard being a… — Kate Bush Copy Share Image
Being an artist means, not reckoning and counting, but ripening like the tree which does not force its sap and stands confidence… — Rainer Maria Rilke Copy Share Image
I am a serious artist in my own right, in the sense that I've spent my entire life being an artist and… — David Shrigley Copy Share Image
I didn't think of being an artist until after I went away to boarding school. There were other things to be interested… — Elizabeth Neel Copy Share Image
I've always been interested in how fast-moving our identity is and that I've never been able to pin down who I truly… — Marina and the Diamonds Copy Share Image
I feel it's my job to continue being a student of music if I want to continue being an artist and a… — Bruno Mars Copy Share Image
Whether it's just the career path of doing independent music, being an artist, however you want to pigeon-hole it, it creates a… — Doseone Copy Share Image
I didn’t see any difference between being a photographer or being an artist. I didn’t make those boundaries. If someone wants to… — David LaChapelle Copy Share Image
I went to Princeton High School, when I was very serious about being an artist. I was in a theatre family but… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
Being an artist isn't a genetic disposition or a specific talent. It's an attitude we can all adopt. It's a hunger to… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Being an artist, it's always tempting to measure success through other people's eyes, be they critics, journalists or audiences. — Sara Blecher Copy Share Image
The only thing that I am concerned with in life is being an artist .. I had to suppress for so many… — Lady Gaga Copy Share Image
Being an artist for my well being and as a living, I live in a place of observance and interest in what… — Brandon Boyd Copy Share Image
The main thing that attracts me to Buddhism is probably what attracts every artist to being an artist - that it's a… — Laurie Anderson Copy Share Image
In the end, I feel that one has to have a bit of neurosis to go on being an artist. A balanced… — Beverly Pepper Copy Share Image
