Art Quote by Joanna Rakoff

The worst thing that being an artist could do to you would be that it would make you slightly unhappy constantly.

— J. D. Salinger

“The worst thing an artist can have is too much freedom.”

— Magdalena McGuire

“That’s the thing about art. It really helps to be unhappy.”

— Jonathan Hull

“I would rather fail as an artist than succeed as anything else.”

— Robert Dowling

“The scary part of being an artist is knowing that what makes you a better artist can also kill you.”

— Darnell Lamont Walker

“It is sometimes said that the tragedy of an artist's life is that he cannot realize his ideal.”

— Oscar Wilde

“The real potential of becoming An Artist Nobody Likes was far, far scarier than remaining An Artist Nobody’s Heard Of.”

— Mark Manson

“Could a person choose to be or not to be an artist?”

— Tom Robbins

“Well, nothing helps an artist’s career more than a little death and obscurity, I always say.”

— Dan Simmons

“You really are an artist, aren’t you? You think it’s all about you, and you never stop looking for pain.”

— Jessie Burton

“He wanted to be an artist, an artist of life wasn't enough for him, although precisely this concept provides everything we need to be…

— Thomas Bernhard

“Thanks for your encouraging words. But I know the grim realities of being an artist. Most of us would never make a mark in…

— Abhaidev