Acting Quote by Edmund Waller

The artist isn't particularly keen on getting a thing done, as you call it. He gets his pleasure out of doing it, playing with…

— William McFee

A true artist is expected to be all that is noble-minded, and this is not altogether a mistake; on the other hand, however, in…

— Ludwig van Beethoven

Some small part of what the artist does is for approval of others.

— Terence Trent D'Arby

An artist should write for himself & not for an audience. If the audience likes it, great. If not, they can keep away.

— Artie Shaw

And yet the artist will go on with his work without knowing in some way if any of his representations are sound or unsound.…

— Plato

Any artist should be grateful for a naive grace which puts him beyond the need to reason elaborately.

— Saul Bellow

Certain artists can get away with certain things. Certain things are acceptable for certain people. It's a difference.

— Nelly

Just because you're an artist doesn't give you an excuse to be an asshole.

— Miley Cyrus

An artist can have an intention, but the viewer has their own subjective experience.

— Robert Longo

The quality an artist must have is objectivity in judging his work, plus the honesty and courage not to kid himself about it.

— William Faulkner

When you celebrate somebody's bad work on the terms that define their good work, how can that artist have anything but contempt for an…

— Greil Marcus

When an artist is in the strict sense working, he of course takes into account the existing tastes, interests and capacity of his audience.…

— C. S. Lewis