All things Quote by Joseph Campbell

The real artist has no pride. Unfortunately he sees that his art has no limits. He feels obscurely how far he is from the…

— Ludwig van Beethoven

The real artist's work is a surprise to himself.

— Robert Henri

The artist is a strange being. I think it's safe to say that a real artist is conscious of having a personal singularity that…

— Peter Schjeldahl

The real artist, who knew what he was imitating, would be interested in realities and not in imitations; and would desire to leave as…

— Socrates

This longing for knowledge makes the real artist brave. He never adheres to the first image that appears to him, because he knows that…

— Michael Chekhov

There’s no “correct path” to becoming a real artist. You might think you’ll gain legitimacy by going to university, getting published, getting signed to…

— Amanda Palmer

The real artist is striving to depict his subject's character and to stress the caricature, but at least it is art which is alive.

— William Dobell

The real artist while he paints does not think of the sale, only of the need to make a beautiful living thing.

— Irving Stone

He who is discouraged after a failure is not a real artist.

— Auguste Rodin

Think it's so unfair when people think that you're not a "real artist" unless you're getting paid for it…I personally know so many poets…

— Sarah Kay

I was in Barcelona working with Shakira, and it was an amazing experience. She's a great artist, and I learned a lot while working…

— Maluma

An artist is someone who has learned to trust in himself.

— Ludwig van Beethoven