Art Quote by Steven Pressfield

“The artist committing himself to his calling has volunteered for hell.”

— Steven Pressfield

The artist committing himself to his calling has volunteered for hell, whether he knows it or not. He will be dining for the duration…

— Steven Pressfield

“If we are artists- hell, whether or not we're artists- it is our job, our responsibility, perhaps even our sacred calling, to take whatever…

— Dani Shapiro

“An artist has got to get acquainted with himself just as much as he can. It is no easy job, for it is not…

— Chaim Potok

“It is sometimes said that the tragedy of an artist's life is that he cannot realize his ideal.”

— Oscar Wilde

“An artist does not have to think about what he is doing.”

— Irving Stone

“An artist's role is to make you realize the doom and glory of knowing who you are and what you are.”

— James Baldwin

“Remember, as artists we don't know diddly. We're winging it every day. For us to try to second-guess our Muse the way a hack…

— Steven Pressfield

“An artist is a creature driven by demons. He doesn’t know why they choose him and he’s usually too busy to wonder why. He…

— William Faulkner

“An artist does not create the way he lives, he lives the way he creates.”

— Jean Lescure

“The only obligation any artist can have is to himself. His works means nothing, otherwise. It has no meaning.”

— Truman Capote

“Every artist thus keeps within himself a single source which nourishes during his lifetime what he is and what he says.”

— Albert Camus