Art Quote by Viola Davis

I think that all artists, regardless of degree of talent, are a painful, paradoxical combination of certainty and uncertainty, of arrogance and humility, constantly…

— Madeleine L'Engle

To be a true artist you have to play the way you feel not the way others think you should feel.

— Don Ellis

To be an artist you have to give up everything, including the desire to be a good artist.

— Jasper Johns

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

— Johnny Van Zant

I never want to be one of those artists who feels untouchable and extraordinary. I have to be genuine.

— Clairo

I feel ever so strongly that an artist must be nourished by his passions and his despairs. These things alter an artist whether for…

— Francis Bacon

To be an artist is a blessing and a privilege. Artists must never betray their true hearts. Artists must look beneath the surface and…

— Marvin Gaye

Bad artists ignore the darkness of human existence. Good artists often get stuck there. Great artists embrace the full catastrophe of our condition and…

— Anonymous

'YOU AREN'T TALENTED' - it cuts right to the fear of every artist.

— Rachel Bloom

As an artist, you're always going to be yearning and wanting and never satisfied. I never feel like I've really achieved something.

— Parker Posey

“A true great artist at heart never ceases to create, continuously amazes and keeps sharing his gift despite barriers, judgement, fears and dreaded myths.…

— Elizabeth E. Castillo

I feel I am capable of much more. I guess every artist feels that way. If you are satisfied, you begin to stagnate.

— Madhuri Dixit Nene