Art Quote by Liza Campbell

I am selfish, but that's an attribute that all artists possess.

— Robert Mapplethorpe

I think ultimately, people are selfish in that department [blues], in a good way - the reason we're attracted to art is because it…

— Glen Hansard

An artist has to be selfish; otherwise, he's not true to his own art.

— Peter Frampton

Art never harms itself by keeping aloof from the social problems of the day: rather, by so doing, it more completely realises for us…

— Oscar Wilde

Where art and business intersect is a challenging hurdle for a lot of people, reconciling the fact that not everyone is going to make…

— Mike Birbiglia

Selfishness in art, as in other things, is sensibility kept at home.

— Washington Allston

There is no misery in art. All art is about saying yes, and all art is about its own making.

— John Currin

I always think that art is a form of sacrifice.

— Alejandro Jodorowsky

I don't understand why people talk of art as a luxury when it's a mind-altering possibility.

— Jeanette Winterson

Art is a mind-game that we do to make our lives easier. If it isn't for that, it becomes superfluous.

— Yoko Ono

I mean, art for art's sake is ridiculous. Art is for the sake of one's needs.

— Carl Andre

I think art is a healing force, and if we give in to the joy that can be found in art, then we are…

— Ntozake Shange