Adult life Quote by Black Francis

I come from a visual background, and I grew up around a lot of hippies and artists. My mom and my brother and I…

— Jared Leto

I wanted to be a painter and an artist. And it's interesting that in some of my later musical works, I refer so often…

— Gunther Schuller

I set my sights upon becoming the kind of artist who would make a contribution to art history

— Judy Chicago

I was always an artist. I was a broker to earn a living, but I was always thinking about my art.

— Jeff Koons

I was an arts student. I did graphic design. Being an artist, I did a lot of paintings. I have always had that creative…

— Gauri Khan

I feel like I became an artist by default. I went to art college, but my interest was always more towards film than painting…

— Sam Taylor-Johnson

As I grew older, I developed a very innate passion for art. I was actually pretty good at it.

— Evangeline Lilly

I think I've come through the art-industrial complex - I've been educated in some of the best institutions and been privy to some of…

— Kehinde Wiley

My parents are artists and have always instilled great pride in understanding of various backgrounds.

— Paloma Elsesser

I was an artistic dilettante for a while, in photography and collage and the visual arts.

— Anonymous

I became a bit of a teacher's pet, and it became known in the school by both faculty and students that I really excelled…

— Paul Smith

I can obviously relate to a character who is an artist, because the creative process is a big part of my life.

— Paul Dano