Art Quote by Chris Cubas

Most people think an artist tries to be original, but originality is the last thing that develops in the artist.

— Lukas Foss

Originality is way overrated. To make, you need to take. All great artists do.

— Walter Darby Bannard

To be an artist that is fully original, it doesn't exist.

— John Gourley

When an artist works today or whenever, it's not about creating immortal masterpieces, because that's the one thing we don't decide ourselves.

— Esa-Pekka Salonen

Honestly, I still don't know a lot of artists, and I want to keep it that way for a while. I think that's why…

— Benjamin Clementine

I'm rather kind of old school, thinking that when an artist does his work, it's no longer his... I just see what people make…

— David Bowie

Individuality and originality is was separates good and great artists! How much they can move people with what they do! If they can shake…

— Hiromi

If you're going to be an artist, you need to be an original.

— Kinky Friedman

“Originality is crucial. 
We as artists are trendsetters.
 People want to be like us. Every record brings out new elements of artistry.”

— Lisa Goldin

There's a cultural conviction that any 'artist' must have personal suffering to back up their work, otherwise there's something undeserved and therefore inauthentic about…

— Jenny Diski

“Regardless of its quality, no one wants to destroy what they created after so many sleepless nights. This is what distinguishes an artist from…

— Abhaidev

Every artist wants to feel like they're still valid in a contemporary way. But you can't be so arrogant not to think that people…

— Dennis DeYoung