Polished Quote by Hilary Mantel

I'll always protect what I'm working on. Which is why more and more of it is stuff only I can ruin.

— Joss Whedon

I don't know if you've ever shown anyone your work before you're done with it, but it can be very uncomfortable.

— Amanda Shires

I am careful with my material and presentation.

— Shelley Berman

A lot of my work comes through accidents or circumstances that just happen to present themselves. I have to realize that something is presenting…

— Ari Marcopoulos

I've learned you can't take any steps to protect any art. It is so vulnerable.

— Kate Bush

Whether it is photography, assemblage art or filmmaking, my work is to see beneath the surface.

— Christophe Agou

You always want your work to be seen as long as it's good.

— Krysten Ritter

I had been wanting to peel back the layers of who I am for so long, but I felt like I needed to prove…

— Anitta

It's one thing to have people comment on your professional life, but to give them that inside look, it opens a layer of vulnerability…

— Liv Morgan

I don't like seeing the stuff that's not polished. It's harder for me to step away from it and watch that.

— Ryan Reynolds

I cannot pay attention to what people say about my work. For me, personally, I am just this shards-and-ashes human being, who really gets…

— Harlan Ellison

Ephemeral work made outside, for and about a day, lies at the core of my art and its making must be kept private.

— Andy Goldsworthy