Art Quote by Joseph Brodsky

“Whenever an artist becomes dominated by his own ignorance, his art loses value, for it is only the professional artist that can be humble…

— Robin Sacredfire

Artists are the worst [people]. They are selfish, self-centred; they don't care what happens.

— Ai Weiwei

An artist must be ruthlessly selfish.

— W. Eugene Smith

When you are 'bad' in the art world they are very very scared! They want to control you... and they can't! Individuality and uniqueness…

— Laurence Gartel

An artist is his own fault.

— John O'Hara

An artist who is too self-centered is liable to exhibit faults he abhors: carelessness, callousness, and even downright cruelty.

— Eric Maisel

When you're an artist, you're working, literally, for the sole purpose of art, and when people discredit you, it's probably the most disrespectful thing…

— Kali Uchis

An artist cannot be responsible for what people make of their art. An audience loathe giving up preconceived images of an artist

— Stephen Stills

What you might consider a bad work can be of extreme interest to an artist in ways which are not about its being a…

— Jasper Johns

That's like the worst - having the ability to do something and not doing it is, I think, the worst thing in the world…

— John Dolmayan

An artist who lacks the power of self-criticism accomplishes but little. It is good if your work stands higher than your own opinion of…

— Leonardo da Vinci

The worst evil which can befall the artist is that his work should appear good in his own eyes.

— Leonardo da Vinci