Art Quote by Clive James
““Thick skin is not the thing to have if you are an artist of any kind. It’s got to be bulletproof in the sense that it lets the bullet in, and it travels through, and it comes out the other side. I’ve had everything hurled at me, especially in Australia. Australia is where the tough journalists are.””
About This Quote
Source Speech: Australian Media Forum, 1995
Artists need extreme resilience, allowing criticism to pass through without breaking them.
In simple terms: Artists must be bulletproof to criticism.
Key Takeaway
Cultivate unbreakable resilience.
Themes
resilience
creativity
criticism
Mood
reflective
defensive
Type
philosophical
motivational
When to use this quote
- writing
- performing arts
- public speaking
- media criticism
Key Concepts
psychological armor
artistic vulnerability
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you stay open while being resilient?
- What limits does total resilience impose?
A Different Perspective
Bulletproofness can lead to emotional numbness.
![“The interesting thing about a song like 'Bulletproof Heart' - it was [originally] called 'Trans Am' - the interesting thing about the amalgamation of that song was that the song also lived within us, like we all got to live with the song and it was around for about a year before we recorded it…” quote by Mikey Way](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b60/mikey-way-24091_amalgamation_the-interesting-thing-about-a-song-like_86690.jpg)
