Air Quote by Russell Smith

Everyone likes to hear that their eccentricities and their addictions are simply evidence of their sensitive artistic nature.

— Russell Smith

Artists often have mental health issues. And their lifestyles are unstable because of all the travelling and the media commentary on their lives.

— Kate Nash

I've not met one person, even if they are not creative, who isn't dysfunctional. I guess artists are just a bit more aware of…

— Karen Elson

Yes, creative people are more prone to addiction or addictive behavior. But, equally as prone is your mailman, your mother, your brother, your friend,…

— Kristen Johnston

Artists are often poignantly careless about making and keeping friends.

— Eric Maisel

For me, artists are the world's pain receptors. That is why they have such a hard time living.

— France Gall

It is only too true that a lot of artists are mentally ill - it's a life which, to put it mildly, makes one…

— Vincent Van Gogh

In the end, I feel that one has to have a bit of neurosis to go on being an artist. A balanced human seldom…

— Beverly Pepper

I would like to think that an artist's mental health is taken into consideration more now.

— Kate Nash

“I’m typing away, wondering why I had that Pepsi Throwback at such a late hour. Caffeine is a compulsion. Art is an obsession. Writing…

— Chila Woychik

. . . All artists’ work is autobiographical. Any writer’s work is a map of their psyche. You can really see what their concerns…

— Kim Addonizio

Writers are painful friends, and they are seldom friendly with others. They are insecure in the presence of other writers. Composers of certain kinds…

— Paul Theroux