Well, in order for me to be successful... In order to be a great artist - musician, actor, painter, whatever - you must be able to be private in public at all times.
I wanted to only create a great perfume, not any perfume that would sell, but a great artistic one that the fans would not feel cheated by.
I cannot belong to a nonprofit organization because when you receive grants, you have to make such great compromises with your artistic plans.
I love music and musicians. And seeing great artists dropped from labels was really frustrating and sad to me.
What distinguishes a great artist from a weak one is first their sensibility and tenderness; second, their imagination, and third, their industry.
A true artist, in my mind, is willing to fail sometimes, because if you're not brave enough to say yes and follow your gut, it's never going to be good.
It is a good motive, fame and money, as it is tangible and measurable. Being an artist is neither measurable nor tangible and certainly not a way to become rich.
If you write great songs with meaning and emotion, they will last for ever because songs are the key to everything. Songs will outlast the artist and they will go on for ever if they are good.
I wouldn't know any other way to live except to be an artist. I'm not very good at anything else.
YouTube is a good way to discover new music now because it comes up with that thing at the side with other artists you might like.
My favorite actor is Sir Ben Kingsley - nobody is as good as him, in my opinion. I think he's so good as an artist.
I feel like I'm a secondary artist, a kind of a conduit for the writer, and if it's a good writer, then I have a great road map.
I've been fortunate to work with Alfre Woodard and Jeffrey Wright; people who are artists, have careers, longevity and full lives. That looks good to me.
I don't want to compare myself to Picasso, but he had four or five periods in his life. Any good artist grows and changes and matures.
It's a funny relationship that makeup artists have. I always feel kind of like a dentist. People look at me and think of pain.
Can a secular artist be used as a vessel to bring souls to Christ? Of course... this is God we are talking about!
There have been many different artists that have been inspirational. I suppose the question is directed to what was the reason why I went into fantasy illustration.
It's a different era. Our job now is to show leadership and vision and to help the next generation of artists.
Anybody who is in freelance work, especially artistically, knows that it comes with all the insecurity and the ups and downs. It's a really frightening life.
A half dozen pictures would just about be enough for the life of an artist, for my life.
I always wanted to be an artist, but I didn't really know how someone could make a life out it.
