Art Quote by Laurie Simmons

Everybody is bound by some social rules. But I think that artists need some kind of freedom to explore their minds and that some…

— Anne Roiphe

You only have to talk to artists to see that they work according to rules, and that they know all too well that they…

— Frederick C. Beiser

There is a desperate tendency to try to legislate artists, to try to lay down rules for their obligations to society. Just leave artists…

— Athol Fugard

There's a bunch of people who sit around and make excuses for themselves and get upset with artists, but you already know what this…

— Rico Love

Certain artists can get away with certain things. Certain things are acceptable for certain people. It's a difference.

— Nelly

You get to a point where you really can't manage more artists, because representing artists takes a lot of time.

— Larry Gagosian

Most artists don't understand what they do, and I don't think we have to. Other people do that better - they understand what I…

— Robert Wilson

Artists need not meet any standards to practice their craft... Virtually every other occupation requires some sort of license, union membership or something that…

— Mike Svob

So ultimately, it's idealistic to think that artists are able to step away from the power of the media and the way it controls…

— Thom Yorke

Most artists work all the time, they do actually, especially good artists, they work all the time, what else is there to do? I…

— David Hockney

Sometimes being an artist is a real drag. It can be incredibly bureaucratic.

— Micah Lexier

There's just some dysfunctionalism with artists. There are good things and bad things about being an artist, and the good thing is, sometimes you…

— David Bowie