Art Quote by Ernest Hemingway

The artist's personality, built upon strong desires and compassionate vision, is by its nature prone to depression.

— Eric Maisel

I feel ever so strongly that an artist must be nourished by his passions and his despairs. These things alter an artist whether for…

— Francis Bacon

Depression is a real demon in the woods for a lot of creative people, you know? It's part of what the documentary is trying…

— Ethan Hawke

the moods of sadness that come over anyone who takes up art... these dismal moods have very little compensation.

— Edgar Degas

I think melancholy is part of the natural condition, you know. Anyway, I think it's the artist's function to have their melancholy and not…

— Michael Leunig

I don't agree with this romantic fantasy that people who suffer from depression are more likely to be artists. I find that I am…

— Sinead O'Connor

An artist must learn to be nourished by his passions and by his despairs.

— Francis Bacon

Perhaps it's good for one to suffer. Can an artist do anything if he's happy? Would he ever want to do anything? What is…

— Aldous Huxley

Depression is the reward we get for being 'good'.

— Marshall B. Rosenberg

Some artists go through life not realizing that they have to be happy today. They're always thinking about the next job or the next…

— Francois Arnaud

The artist's job is not to succumb to despair but to find an antidote for the emptiness of existence.

— Woody Allen

Depression is the flip side of creative inspiration but it can be useful. It's telling you to stop for a little bit. You can…

— Shaun Tan