Being Quote by David Bowie

I knew that I wanted to create rich themes, and something that people might really relate to emotionally. That was the quest, authenticity, and…

— John Debney

When I think about how I want to reach an audience, I just wanted to make pieces that were inspired by something that gave…

— Shepard Fairey

To get such beauty from something that has been produced from the artist's own imagination appealed to me enormously.

— Solomon R. Guggenheim

I wanted it to be as readable as possible. I had the ambition of reaching a broader audience.

— Adrian Tomine

I always took a great deal of pride in being original.

— Roger Miller

Paul Smith's artwork was so elegant and so graphic, so I think that's always had a strong effect on me, especially starting out.

— Cliff Chiang

I had so many ideas that I wanted to get out at once that it led to simple little drawings and paintings.

— Neil Farber

You have to be as original as possible. It's a tough thing to come up with something totally original.

— Rickey Medlocke

I wanted to look different. I liked being original.

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

How did I come to be an artist ? Endless curiosity, observation, research - and a great amount of joy in the thing

— George Grosz

I wanted to have a grander vision, something that I felt like I was really fighting for and I wanted to have a real…

— Porter Robinson

This new art made a deep impression on me, and I began to study it ardently.

— Ruggero Leoncavallo