Ability Quote by Jeffrey Deitch

I consider myself more a craftsman than an artist.

— Roman Polanski

I certainly see myself more as a craftsman than as an artist.

— Orhan Pamuk

An artist, if he is truly an artist, is only interested in one thing and that is to wake up the minds of men,…

— Marvin Gaye

Nowadays, an artist is someone who makes art mean the things he does.

— Tom Stoppard

To be an artist is not a matter of making paintings or objects at all. What we are really dealing with is our state…

— Robert Irwin

An artist is a prophet and seer, not a paint craftsman or design maker, or reporter or entertainer... the artist has the superiorly searching…

— Morris Graves

Being an artist is more of a mindset, a way of seeing things; it is no longer so much about producing something.

— Ai Weiwei

I think that an artist should be a skilled craftsman.

— Shea Hembrey

I am not an artist. I am a craftsman.

— Fritz Lang

An artist is someone who paints and is creative, but they are not necessarily using their brains too much. And it's the same in…

— Keeley Hazell

Basically, an artist should be a mirror, or a reflection of society or his or her environment. What you see is what you can…

— Al Jourgensen

Every artist is, first of all, a craftperson thoroughly knowledgeable about the materials, tools, and techniques of his or her particular medium and skilled…

— Freeman Patterson