Able Quote by Ira Sachs

Being an artist is like being an athlete. You have to be in there every day, keeping in shape. You have to be fearless.…

— Lawrence Jordan

To be an artist is a blessing and a privilege. Artists must never betray their true hearts. Artists must look beneath the surface and…

— Marvin Gaye

To be an artist is to take responsibility for the world's destiny. You shape it by your vision.

— Laurence Gartel

To be an artist, you have to nurture the things that most people discard.

— Richard Avedon

To be an artist you have to be as much a businessman to succeed, you have to spend an equal amount of time doing…

— Debbie Harry

To be a great artist, you have to be willing to take risks and to do things that no one would ever pay you…

— Josephine Decker

I think that what most artists are trying to do is trying to understand. I think what distinguishes creative people and/or artists from another…

— Brandon Boyd

You have to be narcissistic to be an artist. You have to think you are the centre of the whole thing; otherwise, why do…

— Marjane Satrapi

As an artist you have to fight and survive the wilderness to keep your creative freedom. Creativity is very fragile.

— Karel Appel

To be an artist you have to give up everything, including the desire to be a good artist.

— Jasper Johns

To be a good artist, you have to serve the work of art and allow it to be what it is supposed to be.

— Larry Wall

You've got to run your career. What happens is a lot of times artists have this talent and they're just looking for somebody to…

— Will Smith