Art Quote by Janelle Monae

I always feel the need to give the unfiltered truth, (or) what I think is the truth, at least.

— Janelle Monae

Independent films are really one of the greatest resources these days to actually find unfiltered truth.

— Josh Tickell

The critic, to interpret his artist, even to understand his artist, must be able to get into the mind of his artist; he must…

— H. L. Mencken

As an artist, I feel you can have a debut just once.

— Parvathy

I have been in situations where actors are treated like robots: say the lines, say it like this, we don't have time for conversations.…

— Nia Long

Pressure' is the perfect first single, it just felt right. As an artist, you have to feel it out and let it happen naturally.

— Ahmad Balshe

One of the points where the art world is at its most metaphysical is in this weird aspect of the power of the expert.…

— Daniel Kehlmann

The difficulty in working with someone on a show like Idol or X Factor is they have an idea of what they think is…

— Ryan Tedder

I hope my work has inspired young artists. I have always tried to maintain my freedom as an artist and I feel it is…

— Frank Frazetta

Generally, when a record label suggests album ideas for you, you smile politely, and then proceed to shoot it down, because it's never what…

— John Scofield

That's one of my struggles as a hip-hop artist. If I feel like doing a super conscious song where I don't even rap.

— SonReal

I feel sometimes an American artist must feel, like a baseball player or something - a member of a team writing American history.

— Willem de Kooning