Art Quote by Solange Knowles

Like me, most of my fellow artists struggle within the confines of what is 'politically correct.'

— Bez

People expect artists to be too normal, I think. I've been around enough of them now to see that they're very extraordinary human beings…

— Thelma Schoonmaker

It's what great artists do. They suffer and feel more within the human condition than others. They're not better for that, just more sensitive,…

— Mandy Patinkin

I think that to explore the uncomfortable and the politically incorrect is the job of the artist.

— Jared Leto

As an artist, you're just observing the world around you. So much is overwhelming and it's all so inescapable that it can't all speak…

— Laura Jane Grace

I just feel like we as a human race tend to fear that which we don't understand. It's cause for a lot of bad…

— Billy Porter

In minority communities there's a sensitivity, often a knee-jerk reaction, to critical representations. There's a misunderstanding of what an artist does.

— Junot Diaz

I have a problem with men that are supposed to be R&B artists that talk about women in a certain way, because you're supposed…

— The-Dream

If you look at all the artists I've ever worked with, I'm still blessed enough to have one of the biggest singles of their…

— Sean Garrett

That's part of being an artist; you have to be that sensitive.

— Margaret Cho

I feel it's my social responsibility to shine a light on areas that don't get seen. My personal feeling is that it's an artist's…

— Lynn Nottage

I think there's a huge pivot in popular music, and just in culture in general, towards art that is vulnerable and emotionally honest.

— Mura Masa