Craft Quotes · Page 7

Many writers learned their craft and work ethic at a newspaper. I benefited from that.

— Michael Connelly

The best part of being on a television series for all those years is that you really get to hone your craft.

— Steve Kanaly

You might be an elite-level athlete in the room, but if no one gets to see you display your craft it doesn't…

— Aljamain Sterling

It matters little if something is 'craft' or 'art.' The question is only this: does it give me pleasure?

— Walter Darby Bannard

All I've ever wanted to do is master my craft. I'm a singer, and I want to be a great singer.

— Leo Sayer

I feel bad for young actors who become huge stars too quickly, because you haven't had a chance to practice your craft…

— Topher Grace

A diva is someone who is a perfectionist, who does her best in her craft.

— Patti LaBelle

You want to be a bit compulsive in your art or craft or whatever you do.

— Steve Martin

“Rich will be my life if I can keep my memories full and brimming, and record them on clear-eyed mornings while I…

— Roman Payne

People assume that a lot of pop artists don't write their songs. That, for me, is super frustrating because I think it…

— Ricki-Lee Coulter

Sacrificing everything for one's craft is something some people can't help. They can't help themselves. They must do it. They're driven to…

— Joyce Johnson

Journalism is a craft that takes years to learn. It's like golf. You never get it right all the time. It's a…

— Ben Huh

I think I'm more sympathetic to writers, to the work and the struggle and the craft of it, than when I was…

— John Searles

If they respect the craft and what we're doing and they bring something to the table and they work hard, I don't…

— Anthony Anderson

Make gifts meaningful by putting the time in creating them, whether baking and cooking, or in making arts and craft. It will…

— Lidia Bastianich

Part of what I do is a craft, but part of what I do is a science. And I guess the craft…

— Robert Moog

“I believe when you integrate charity in your craft and not just think of the fame and riches it would entitle you…

— Elizabeth E. Castillo

Art is craft: all art is always and essentially a work of craft: but in the true work of art, before the…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

It's rare that I'm not at work on some sort of craft project. I've often enthused about the need to make things;…

— David Rakoff

There are as many routes to writing success as there are writers who got there. My advice, however, applies across the board:…

— Therese Fowler

“One real difference between art and craft: with craft, perfection is possible. In that sense the Western definition of craft closely matches…

— David Bayles and Ted Orland

As a writer, I have to admit, there is something darkly compelling about Alzheimer's because it attacks the two things most central…

— Charlie Pierce

“At one time I thought the most important thing was talent. I think now that — the young man or the young…

— William Faulkner

I believe that I improve with every book I write - most writers will probably tell you the same thing. I'm still…

— David B. Coe

You either create something and you keep it a secret and you die with it, or you can benefit the craft.

— Vidal Sassoon

When you have somebody who takes their craft seriously, you don't have to babysit them and be there all the time.

— Adrian Marcel

I use my craft to highlight issues as well as provide solutions to them; promoting positivity and peace always.

— Koffee

“You can think of a lot of things to make out of nothing, if you have to.”

— Louise Dickinson Rich

I'm really working towards perfecting my craft every single day.

— Ahmad Balshe

Learning a craft is up to you, whether you are doing theatre or movies.

— Naseeruddin Shah

I actually believe that a lot of what people call originality has to do with persistence in the craft.

— George Saunders

“Some stories have to be written because no one would believe the absurdity of it all.”

— Shannon L. Alder

I can't write a book like 'Lamb' or 'Fool' every year. It just takes too much research and craft.

— Christopher Moore

Whatever it is you do, study it, learn the ins and outs of it, and really work on building your craft.

— Teyonah Parris

I never regarded my pictures as very much to be proud of, except in this, the craft, the style.

— Douglas Sirk

“The devil depends on a dark secret chance, but God does it now before your own eyes.”

— Michael Bassey Johnson

Hairdressing in general hasn't been given the kudos it deserves. It's not recognised by enough people as a worthy craft.

— Vidal Sassoon

It's a challenge each and every day to just be the best that you can be at your craft.

— Matt LaFleur

“If what you tried with your hands failed to succeed, try something with your mind.”

— Michael Bassey Johnson

I'm working on my craft and trying to get better every single day.

— Carlos Correa