Art Quote by William Boyd

“I don't think there's any artist of any value that does not doubt what they're doing.”

— Francis Coppola

“Artists are indeed unlikely to be good, goodness would silence them.”

— Iris Murdoch

“Is it any wonder that no truly respectable society has ever trusted its artists?”

— Leguin, Ursula

“Artists are out of step with the world. Yet their works can give us a clearer picture of who we are.”

— Ivan Fernandez

“Good artists exist simply in what they make, and consequently are perfectly uninteresting in what they are.”

— Oscar Wilde

“Never argue with an artist.”

— Albert Einstein

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

— Albert Camus

“Your only job as an artist is to put the truth out there into the world.”

— Viola Davis

“Well, nothing helps an artist’s career more than a little death and obscurity, I always say.”

— Dan Simmons

“The only artists I have ever known who are personally delightful are bad artists. Good”

— Oscar Wilde

“No genuine artist views himself as superior in essence to others.”

— Laurence G. Boldt

“Not anyone can become a great artist, but a great artist can come from anywhere.”

— Jan Pinkava Ratatouille