Art Quote by Mike Birbiglia

When it comes to art, you just need to be focused on doing a great thing. Not thinking all about the business.

— Anitta

I think it's always difficult to reconcile the needs of art and business.

— Christian Lacroix

The saying "the business of art is different than the purpose of art" makes sense, and what are you going to do about that?…

— Eric Fischl

In order to create art today, you have to compromise your art somewhat and be a businessman.

— Roger Corman

I do think that it is one of the eternal questions about art, though - is all art intrinsically selfish?

— Liza Campbell

But the business side of it, as with most creative things, there is no room for business. It is about art. It's not about…

— Warren Cuccurullo

I never want to discourage anyone who chooses the arts as a path because it's hard enough to make it in this business or…

— Nicole Appleton

I'm very hard on the art world just being a big business.

— Duane Michals

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

If what we want to do is promote reading and writing and publishing and making sure this is a business that keeps going -…

— Ann Patchett

I think the biggest thing that people fear when it comes to art becoming a business is those authentic, pure aspirations of art being…

— Shepard Fairey

In my own work I am invested in art as a way to break through impasses, whether those impasses are personal, social, or political.

— Jill Soloway