Art Quote by Arthur Koestler

The artist is not responsible to any one. His social role is asocial... his only responsibility consists in an attitude to the work he…

— Georg Baselitz

The writer's only responsibility is to his art.

— William Faulkner

I think as an artist or a writer it's OK to want to control your own work.

— James Frey

An artist cannot be responsible for what people make of their art. An audience loathe giving up preconceived images of an artist

— Stephen Stills

When you're an artist, you can't write with the intent of affecting anyone.

— Diana Gabaldon

“...Let me say that I do think decency and civilization would insist that the writer take sides with the powerless. Clearly, there's no moral…

— Chinua Achebe

In any society, the artist has a responsibility. His effectiveness is certainly limited and a painter or writer cannot change the world. But they…

— Luis Bunuel

“Every person is now either consciously or unconsciously using their creative power of imagination. Those who use it consciously are able to have their…

— Roy Eugene Davis

I don't think any one person, whether artist or not, has been given permission by anyone to put the responsibility of the way things…

— Robert Rauschenberg

If one has set for himself the position that his painting shall not misconstrue his personal mode of thinking, then he must be rather…

— Ben Shahn

One does not devote one's life in art to shock an audience.

— Richard Foreman

An artist's responsibility is a lot. I can't deny and escape from the responsibility. You have to be very guarded about your personal behaviour,…

— Chiranjeevi