Art Quote by Simon Callow

Artists can be themselves. They don't have to pretend to be somebody they're not.

— Chamillionaire

All artists are redundant about their own style; they can't escape themselves.

— J. J. Cale

I think artists should define themselves. They should speak about their work and how it relates to society and what's going on in the…

— Jose Parla

So many artists try to be something that they're not.

— Johnny Van Zant

... artists were intended to be an ornament to society. As a society in themselves they are unthinkable.

— Elizabeth Bowen

Artists are... stubborn egomaniacs who are mysteriously - and sometimes correctly - certain that the world needs to know all about the figments of…

— Jon Pareles

Artists with serious aspirations need to be left alone to follow the course of their own imagination.

— Robert Genn

Artists should be self-aware of their work and their potential places in people's lives and make their decisions accordingly.

— Oliver $

Artists are the people for whom the world is not enough.

— Paul Auster

Artists have to show us what is not going well within the person and within the society, not try to cover it up.

— Nhat Hanh

Artists have a sensibility that others don't have. They have a way of reading into the future.

— John Elkann

Artists can do whatever they want!

— Marina Abramovic