Afraid Quote by Chinua Achebe

An artist must be free to choose what he does, certainly, but he must also never be afraid to do what he might choose.

— Langston Hughes

While I hope that people like my work, I don't think an artist should be afraid of ­people not liking his work.

— Badshah

I think as much as possible, an artist, if he has any kind of social or political concern, has to…expose as much as possible…

— Keith Haring

I'm a believer in the notion that artists who do good work believe in the ideas of extremes.

— Wayne Thiebaud

The true artist is quite rational as well as imaginative and knows what he is doing; if he does not, his art suffers.

— Isaac Asimov

Even if the world outside is destroying itself and fragmented and paranoid and fearful, the job of the artist is to embrace and hold…

— Genesis P-Orridge

Artists themselves are neurotic and fearful people, and you can look at their work and figure out what they're scared of.

— Lena Dunham

Fear is the deep motive of abstract art - fear of a repellent civilization which is dominated by the power of things. ... who…

— Storm Jameson

The greatest threat to any artist is surrounding themselves with people who love everything they do.

— John Cooper Clarke

I think the job of an artist is to be honest and fearless.

— Erykah Badu

If I have an opportunity to do something safe or something challenging, I'll often choose the latter. Sometimes, the objective is to submerge my…

— Todd Rundgren

“The scary part of being an artist is knowing that what makes you a better artist can also kill you.”

— Darnell Lamont Walker