Art Quote by Kyle Gass

I just tried to be an artist in my own metier.

— Yves Saint Laurent

“Artists, real artists, have to work. They can’t be hedonists. Really good painters are always working. The world is such a marvelous place. You…

— David Hockney

I didn't want to be that artist that is successful as a result of someone else. Not that that's wrong, but I felt like…

— Kiesza

I tried to just do things like make some money, be responsible, help out other artists who I see have had a similar path.

— Ariel Pink

You're taught that it's not very likely for you to become successful... that odds are you're going to be a struggling artist for the…

— Kali Uchis

I didn't want to be an artist in the same place I worked. You could always have people that might feel like you would…

— DJ Khaled

I had to come to terms with my failure as an artist... I had to find a way for myself.

— Tracey Emin

It's a hard thing to be an artist and not give up.

— Robert Hilburn

To be an artist you have to give up everything, including the desire to be a good artist.

— Jasper Johns

Your work may be great and not make its way into the big picture... like Van Gogh... so who's to say what's good and…

— Frank Gehry

No one really had to encourage me to become an artist; it was just something I knew I had to do. I was drawn…

— Keiynan Lonsdale

The problem turned out to be that I never was that kind of an artist.

— Todd Rundgren