Amateur Quote by Enrico Caruso

I don't necessarily make much art myself, but after I wrote 'Warped Passages,' I was fortunate to get involved a little in the art…

— Lisa Randall

I became a set designer for opera. I'm a great opera buff, I love classical music, and I needed a time-out.

— Maurice Sendak

My real passion is for opera. It was born and developed by listening to records, and my dream as a child was to record…

— Andrea Bocelli

I think my original ambition was to be an artist.

— Virgil Abloh

At the end of the day, all you really have is your own sense of your artistic ability and I've always stuck with that…

— Sharlto Copley

I became a set designer for opera.

— Maurice Sendak

I have had such a satisfying career; I've gotten to do so many amazing things as an artist.

— Lari White

Me wanting to be an artist never really faded away. I knew that no matter what else I tried to pursue, my passion was…

— Saweetie

My passion for opera-the eternal truth of drama through music-has grown, while my interest in performance has diminished. Which is perhaps as good a…

— Lord Harewood

A lot of people thought I got famous as a studio artist, then decided to cash in on it. But it actually was just…

— Shepard Fairey

The passion that transforms life, and art, did not seem to be mine. But in all essentials, my life was a good performance.

— Josephine Hart

The head sculptor, who became a mentor to me, said that the most important thing he'd ever learned was that you have to figure…

— Amber Rubarth