Art Quote by Jodi Picoult

I come from a family of lawyers. I was expected to be a professional of some sort, not an artist. I was never uplifted…

— Tom Shadyac

My whole life was absorbed with my art. I was known by my schoolmates as the kid who could draw.

— Thomas Kinkade

My father wanted me to be a dentist like him, or any doctor, really. There was this attitude of, 'The civil rights movement was…

— Amy Sherald

When I was a kid I always liked scratching myself - making shapes, making drawings, and I always thought I would have a tattoo.

— Sergei Polunin

Over the years I have learned that creating art has made me happy. I used to be a lawyer and I'm much happier being…

— Nathan Sawaya

My whole childhood, that made my skin curl. I was looking for something authentic. I think that drove me into the arts, I really…

— Lance Henriksen

Having previously graduated from a 2-year commercial arts class, I thought that commercial illustration was the best way to make a living doing art.…

— William Webb

Something in me was instinctively drawn to the life of a misunderstood, brilliant and wilful artist. I wanted to become one.

— John Lloyd Young

One of the things I love in life is art. That's one reason my entire body is covered in tattoos.

— Trace Cyrus

My skin is my canvas. The artwork on it represents something that is very powerful and meaningful in my life. I look at my…

— Dave Navarro

As a kid, I imagined being an artist.

— Elizabeth Diller

I used to believe my art had to be about the things that brought me joy and gave me hope. But I learned that…

— Adriana Trigiani