Artist Quotes

The artist makes things concrete and gives them individuality.

The artist must bow to the monster of his own imagination.

One travels so as to learn once more how to marvel at life in the way a child does. And blessed be the poet, the artist who knows how to keep alive his sense of wonder.

The artist is something of an outsider in America. I have always felt that America does not value its artists, certainly not in the sense that the Europeans do.

In fact, the element of play has an important role in my life, and I think that should be the case in the life of every artist. Our life is occupied with playing, whether we play an instrument or a role.

But, when I toil in the field of Jewish culture which I frequently do, I am indeed a Jewish artist.

A successful artist of any kind has to work so hard that she is justified in refusing to lay down her sceptre until she is placed on the bier.

David is purely a conceptual artist. He didn't play any instruments or paint or anything. We were painters.

Sometimes when I write lyrics there are images in them, usually on a quite simplistic level, like colors. But most often music comes first and then later I sit down with visual people and we chat about what we want to do. I don't look at myself as a visual artist. I make music.

I've achieved what every artist wants, which is that some of their work will outlive them.

I didn't really think about becoming a professional artist until high school, when I realized that everything else required too much math.

It's almost not safe to be an artist, the way everybody is randomly picking people to feud with.

Being beautiful can be a curse, especially if you want to be an artist and create.

Well, I'm an artist to the core. And my objective has always been to use my talents and my skills to elevate humanity through my art.

I navigate through the world with the excitement and determination of a child. That's why I'm an artist. I'd die without an outlet for expression. Unfortunately, more often than not, that childlike energy is the maturity level I bring to many circumstances.

I don't think I'm in any position to call myself a martial artist. I'm a student of the martial arts.

The cultured man is an artist, an artist in humanity.

An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.

When I was very, very young, seven years old, I heard there was school where you could go to learn to draw. That was my absolute driven passion, to become an artist or a painter. So the romantic realist in me, I studied to be a graphic design artist and an art teacher.

Ultimately, because I'm an artist, I can't ever consider myself a nihilist, so I suppose I'm optimistic.

But at a certain point, you have to take your influence and find your own voice if you want to become a relevant artist.

Think of an economy where people could be an artist or a photographer or a writer without worrying about keeping their day job in order to have health insurance.

Originality depends only on the character of the drawing and the vision peculiar to each artist.

I play piano and guitar and I do write my own stuff so to a certain extent I know what I want to do in regards to music. But I'm still finding out what kind of music is my favourite kind to listen to, never mind do myself so I've got a lot of time to find out myself and develop myself as an artist.

The great artist is a slave to his ideals.

A young and vital child knows no limit to his own will, and it is the only reality to him. It is not that he wants at the outset to fight other wills, but that they simply do not exist for him. Like the artist, he goes forth to the work of creation, gloriously alone.

It is very good advice to believe only what an artist does, rather than what he says about his work.

Is an artist much more than a beggar?

I never felt oppressed because of my gender. When I'm writing a poem or drawing, I'm not a female; I'm an artist.

Style is the most valuable asset of the modern artist. That's probably why so many styles are reported lost or stolen each year.