Accidents Quote by Michael Foley

There is a crucial distinction to be made between innovation and originality. The second, unlike the first, can never break with what preceded it:…

— Roger Scruton

Most people think an artist tries to be original, but originality is the last thing that develops in the artist.

— Lukas Foss

I don't believe in originality in art. I think we exist on this earth to inspire each other, through our actions, through our deeds,…

— Bill Viola

Originality is always a strange thing. There's nothing original anymore. It's all something based on something in some way - even if it's not…

— Nick Damici

I don't believe too much in originality... you learn art from other art and then looking into somebody's face or landscape is the point…

— Paterson Ewen

Originality is merely an illusion.

— Anonymous

Originality is way overrated. To make, you need to take. All great artists do.

— Walter Darby Bannard

We are the ORIGIN of our art, its homeland. Viewed this way, ORIGINALITY is the process of remaining true to ourselves.

— Julia Cameron

“Originality has nothing to do with producing something ’ new’ - it is about seeking the source, the primordial ground from which you draw…

— Billy Marshall Stoneking

You have to be as original as possible. It's a tough thing to come up with something totally original.

— Rickey Medlocke

Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.

— Voltaire

Originality depends only on the character of the drawing and the vision peculiar to each artist.

— Georges Seurat