Art Quote by DJ Jazzy Jeff

As a producer, you're pretty much creating a body of work that an artist has to stand behind.

— DJ Jazzy Jeff

You can't be an artist while you're producing, because you'll be over-critiquing the producer part.

— Valee

I'm obviously really opinionated, but as a producer, you don't necessarily want the person you're working with to try to impress you - you…

— Danger Mouse

When you're a producer and an artist you're very critical of yourself. I like to produce other people, but I'm not that good at…

— Valerie Simpson

As a producer, you really have - you're able to hand-pick all the talent that you want to be surrounded with.

— Hilary Swank

A producer should only be there to enable an artist to be himself.

— Kip Winger

I think as a producer, you're always sort of questioning if what you're contributing is something that an artist loves and elevates a song.

— Rostam Batmanglij

Unlike so many producers who sit in their offices and operate from there, I take pride in calling myself a creative producer.

— Boney Kapoor

In general, I don't feel artists should need producers.

— Kip Winger

The beauty of having a producer is that you have someone who says, You're finished.

— Sheryl Crow

Once you become a producer, you're really selling something. It is a control issue, because you don't really know how it's going to pan…

— Scott Cohen

As a producer, you have an opportunity to see the whole and bring people together.

— Jake Gyllenhaal