Among Quote by Donald Judd

There's just some dysfunctionalism with artists. There are good things and bad things about being an artist, and the good thing is, sometimes you…

— David Bowie

When you get to know an artist, you find out the things that have peeved them over the years, and it's generally the stuff…

— Phil Ramone

An artist is generally expected to stick to one motif, one persona. People get used to seeing someone put down a certain thing.

— Ad-Rock

Most artists I know have gone through some period that forces them to get to the very core of who they are.

— Melody Gardot

A lot of artists are much more concerned about how their work is used and how it's disseminated. That, to artists, is as important…

— Hilary Rosen

Artists are neurotic and hypersensitive, and they tend to focus on granular details, sometimes at the expense of the big picture. I've gotten better…

— Travis Knight

Artists have to show us what is not going well within the person and within the society, not try to cover it up.

— Nhat Hanh

Sometimes you learn about the personality of your favorite artist, and you like their art a little less, because it doesn't jibe with what…

— Paul Banks

Artists are... stubborn egomaniacs who are mysteriously - and sometimes correctly - certain that the world needs to know all about the figments of…

— Jon Pareles

Artists rarely do the same thing over and over again. Art is about the new, doing things in a new way.

— Eli Broad

Some artists want to confront. Some want to invoke thought. They're all necessary and they're all valid.

— Maya Lin

You have to know that you have to have familiarity with the artist that you want to be, but there's so much about it…

— Monica Barbaro