Art Quote by Jerry Saltz

One difference between artists and ordinary people is that artists have big egos. In some cases, it's the only difference.

— Charles Atlas

“Early in this century a group of passionate artists in Russia claimed that the essence of art was to make the familiar seem strange.…

— Sueellen Campbell

What artists think about the world is often different from how we businessmen see it, and I find that an enriching experience.

— Eli Broad

The greatest artists always come round to simplicity.

— John Lennon

Most artists look for something fresh to paint; frankly I find that quite boring. For me it is much more exciting to find fresh…

— Andrew Wyeth

There are times when I prefer a cerebral moment with an artist, and I'll just enjoy the wit of a Picabia or a Duchamp.…

— David Bowie

Good artists exist in what they make, and consequently are perfectly uninteresting in what they are.

— Dave Eggers

Back when I was in college, people used to talk about the alienation of the artist, not ever quite fitting in any place.

— Marilyn Nelson

By artist I mean of course everyone who has tried to create something which was not here before him, with no other tools and…

— William Faulkner

Great artists treasure their time with a bitter and snarling miserliness.

— Catherine Drinker Bowen

I've never been able to understand where great artists come from.

— Harold Prince

The most interesting thing about artists is how they live

— Marcel Duchamp