Art Quote by Julian Schnabel

My paintings seem to make the strongest impression on people who are, well, who are crazy,

— H. R. Giger

I was thinking that people have to believe you're crazy in order to take you seriously as an artist.

— Danger Mouse

Most of the artists I know are crazy in one way or another. I think that's why you get into it. You're in pursuit…

— Bruce Springsteen

I was thinking that people have to believe you're crazy in order to take you seriously as an artist. If you're wandering the streets,…

— Steven Soderbergh

I'm a free spirit and that definitely comes from my upbringing, so it's definitely shaped me as an artist.

— Neon Hitch

There are some artists that may actually be crazy, but there are some artists that just make different choices, and because they are different,…

— Wyatt Cenac

It is only too true that a lot of artists are mentally ill - it's a life which, to put it mildly, makes one…

— Vincent Van Gogh

There's been this steady metamorphosis from just surviving to being a craftsman and, ultimately, the hope is to be an artist in what you…

— R.A. Dickey

I've never seen myself as an artist. So when that happened it was like a whole other crazy thing.

— Pharrell Williams

My art originates from hallucinations only I can see. I translate the hallucinations and obsessional images that plague me into sculptures and paintings.

— Yayoi Kusama

I don't know many artists who are not crazy.

— Bruce Springsteen

So much of what we do as artists is a combination of personal experience and imagination, and how that all creeps into your work…

— Diana Krall