Art Quote by Alex Grey

My father didn't think being an artist was a respectable or worthy goal for a man. He hoped I would see my way to…

— Richard Diebenkorn

My mother is an artist, my father an entrepreneur.

— Lisa Brennan-Jobs

My mother encouraged me to be artistic. It was written in a contract at an early age that I would be an artist.

— Kurt Cobain

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

— Kiki Smith

[My father] did every kind of work imaginable from painting to shoveling to herding cattle. And he's always been such an inspiration to me…

— Johnny Cash

My parents always saw me as an artist, and that greatly influenced me

— Meredith Brooks

I have been surrounded by artists and paintings throughout my life. My father Ted Dyer is an artist, and from a very early age…

— John Dyer

I grew up with an artist father, and my parents' friends were also mainly artists or writers, so he connects what I do with…

— Jonathan Lethem

My father didn't think being an artist was a respectable or worthy goal for a man.

— Richard Diebenkorn

My dad was always such a frustrated artist. He always worked very hard to support his family, doing a bunch of ridiculous jobs. He…

— Rainn Wilson

My father was a very disciplined singer who worked hard at his craft, and I was around that growing up.

— Bobby McFerrin

My mother's an artist. My father was an artist and so I assumed that was normal growing up in art and the art world…

— Bran Ferren