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title: "34 Wanted Artist Quotes by 33 authors"
description: "Browse 34 Wanted Artist quotes by 33 authors. Discover the best Wanted Artist sayings and thoughts."
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> [I always knew that I wanted to be an artist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maynard-james-keenan/i-always-knew-that-i-wanted-to-be-an-artist/)

[Maynard James Keenan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maynard-james-keenan/)

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> [I didn't want to be a woman artist. I just wanted to be an artist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-bishop/i-didn-t-want-to-be-a-woman-artist-i-just-wanted-to-be-an-artist/)

[Isabel Bishop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-bishop/)

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> [What made my mind go free is that I wanted to become an artist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-polunin/what-made-my-mind-go-free-is-that-i-wanted-to-become-an-artist/)

[Sergei Polunin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-polunin/)

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> [When I left school, I wanted to be an artist, specifically a painter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-pryce/when-i-left-school-i-wanted-to-be-an-artist-specifically-a-painter/)

[Jonathan Pryce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-pryce/)

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> [I originally just wanted to be an artist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-clowes/i-originally-just-wanted-to-be-an-artist/)

[Daniel Clowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-clowes/)

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> [I always wanted to become an artist who unites things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-polunin/i-always-wanted-to-become-an-artist-who-unites-things/)

[Sergei Polunin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-polunin/)

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> [I wanted to be an artist; it was be an artist or be an actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-o-connor/i-wanted-to-be-an-artist-it-was-be-an-artist-or-be-an-actor/)

[Josh O'Connor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-o-connor/)

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> [I learned to play instruments and I've been in bands since I was 13, but I wanted to be an artist and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-dream/i-learned-to-play-instruments-and-i-ve-been-in-bands-since-i-was-13/)

[The-Dream](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/the-dream/)

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> [I think I always wanted to be an artist. I sort of just followed my passion right out of high school, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-frank/i-think-i-always-wanted-to-be-an-artist-i-sort-of-just-followed-my/)

[Lisa Frank](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-frank/)

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> [When I was a little kid I wanted to be an artist or a painter. But once I got into boxing, all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-steward/when-i-was-a-little-kid-i-wanted-to-be-an-artist-or-a-painter-but/)

[Emanuel Steward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-steward/)

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> [I always wanted to be an artist, but I didn't really know how someone could make a life out it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-mehretu/i-always-wanted-to-be-an-artist-but-i-didn-t-really-know-how-someone/)

[Julie Mehretu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-mehretu/)

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> [All I ever wanted to be was an artist, and now I'm an artist with an album of the year.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raye/all-i-ever-wanted-to-be-was-an-artist-and-now-i-m-an-artist-with-an/)

[Raye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raye/)

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> [I wanted to be an artist, because it's a much better scam than being an architect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-marino/i-wanted-to-be-an-artist-because-it-s-a-much-better-scam-than-being/)

[Peter Marino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-marino/)

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> [I come from a family of business people, but I had the idea I wanted to become an artist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-bruna/i-come-from-a-family-of-business-people-but-i-had-the-idea-i-wanted/)

[Dick Bruna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-bruna/)

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> [When I wanted to become an artist I wanted to be versatile but at the same time, fans never know what to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rico-nasty/when-i-wanted-to-become-an-artist-i-wanted-to-be-versatile-but-at-the/)

[Rico Nasty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rico-nasty/)

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> [Seriously, I wanted to be an artist because I saw that it meant endless possibilities. I came from a badly managed family…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/seriously-i-wanted-to-be-an-artist-because-i-saw-that-it-meant/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [I always wanted to be an artist. I think I was just waiting on somebody to approve me and be like, "Oh,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pj-harvey/i-always-wanted-to-be-an-artist-i-think-i-was-just-waiting-on/)

[PJ Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pj-harvey/)

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> [My mother used to say that when I told her that I wanted to be an artist, her famous line was, 'The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-ligon/my-mother-used-to-say-that-when-i-told-her-that-i-wanted-to-be-an/)

[Glenn Ligon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-ligon/)

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> [When I was a kid I was not a good student. I went to the University of Colarado, my grades were poor.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-redford/when-i-was-a-kid-i-was-not-a-good-student-i-went-to-the-university-of/)

[Robert Redford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-redford/)

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> [I just wanted to be an artist. I didn't care how or what; I just wanted to express my artistic integrity, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rita-ora/i-just-wanted-to-be-an-artist-i-didn-t-care-how-or-what-i-just-wanted/)

[Rita Ora](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rita-ora/)

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> [I was an art history major and I really love art. I wanted to give them artist names. 'The Ninja Turtles' happen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilaria-baldwin/i-was-an-art-history-major-and-i-really-love-art-i-wanted-to-give/)

[Hilaria Baldwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilaria-baldwin/)

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> [I wanted to be a "serious artist." Serious artists didn't tend to be funny. But that didn't get me a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabrielle-bell/i-wanted-to-be-a-serious-artist-serious-artists-didn-t-tend-to-be/)

[Gabrielle Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabrielle-bell/)

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> [It is difficult to say why I decided I wanted to be an artist. Obviously, I had some facility, more than other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hockney/it-is-difficult-to-say-why-i-decided-i-wanted-to-be-an-artist/)

[David Hockney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hockney/)

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> [Ever since I was a kid, I might have been eleven or twelve. I'd be telling anyone who would listen that when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graeme-base/ever-since-i-was-a-kid-i-might-have-been-eleven-or-twelve-i-d-be/)

[Graeme Base](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graeme-base/)

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> [“He wanted to be an artist, an artist of life wasn't enough for him, although precisely this concept provides everything we need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-bernhard/he-wanted-to-be-an-artist-an-artist-of-life-wasn-t-enough-for-him/)

[Thomas Bernhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-bernhard/)

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> [I knew I wanted to be an artist at age 5 or 6. I always drew. At 8, I was permitted to study.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hedda-sterne/i-knew-i-wanted-to-be-an-artist-at-age-5-or-6-i-always-drew-at-8-i/)

[Hedda Sterne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hedda-sterne/)

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> [We all have our things that we go through, and I wanted to be an artist that people could listen to and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-alaina/we-all-have-our-things-that-we-go-through-and-i-wanted-to-be-an/)

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

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> [I've got something to live for, because I always wanted to be an artist; I always wanted to be famous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-johnston/i-ve-got-something-to-live-for-because-i-always-wanted-to-be-an/)

[Daniel Johnston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-johnston/)

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> [I always wanted to be an artist; being a songwriter for myself was always a must but being a songwriter for others…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessie-j/i-always-wanted-to-be-an-artist-being-a-songwriter-for-myself-was/)

[Jessie J](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessie-j/)

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> [I always wanted to be an artist, I just didn't know that you could be, or how you could be. I went…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francesca-dimattio/i-always-wanted-to-be-an-artist-i-just-didn-t-know-that-you-could-be/)

[Francesca DiMattio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francesca-dimattio/)

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> [Besides a princess and a ballerina and a firefighter and a vet, I think I wanted to be an artist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-sudol/besides-a-princess-and-a-ballerina-and-a-firefighter-and-a-vet-i/)

[Alison Sudol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-sudol/)

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> [I wanted to become an artist because it meant endless possibilities. Art was a way of reinventing myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-taylor-wood/i-wanted-to-become-an-artist-because-it-meant-endless-possibilities/)

[Sam Taylor-Wood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-taylor-wood/)

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> [From the age of six I wanted to be an artist. At that point I meant a painter, but it turned out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reynolds-price/from-the-age-of-six-i-wanted-to-be-an-artist-at-that-point-i-meant-a/)

[Reynolds Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reynolds-price/)

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> [I went to art school, and I wanted to be an artist since I was 5. I basically moved to New York…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-gordon/i-went-to-art-school-and-i-wanted-to-be-an-artist-since-i-was-5-i/)

[Kim Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-gordon/)

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