Put yourself in the position of an up-and-coming artist living in early-sixteenth-century Italy. Now imagine trying to distinguish yourself from the other artists living in your town: Michelangelo, Raphael, Leonardo, or Titian. Is it any wonder that ...
Every movement that slays its gods creates new ones, of course. I loathe talk of the sixties and seventies being a 'Greatest Generation' of artists, but if we're going to use such idiotic appellations, let this one also be applied to the artists, cur...
Some people say I do it too much, but I'm always asking the artist questions. Sometimes - especially with new artists - you can see they're compromising in their mind. You see that look when they're listening to a vocal take and there's hesitation. A...
Well, I definitely have an artistic side to me as well. I write, I act, I draw. With that artistic mind I have, a lot of doors have opened for me. I can try to pursue, like - if it's something using my writing skills, maybe a book. Or maybe if it's m...
I suppose I was artistic as a child. Our house was so full of art and artists that it never occurred to me not to be constantly making things. I just assumed that all kids liked to work with their hands as much as I did. I was an only child so I did ...
The best artists are gone now.
A lot of my favorite artists are fashion icons.
I was not influenced by any artists.
Competitions are for horses, not artists.
I'm an actor, but I'm an artist.
As artists, we are eternally heartbroken.
I'm privileged that I'm an artist.
The artist needs to understand the truth that lies at the bottom of an enigma.
A great artist is never poor.
I didn't want to be an artist.
As an artist, I want a reaction.
I grew up with artists.
Artists are going to be the metronome of this society.
I'm not a mass-appeal artist.
An aristocratic culture does not advertise its emotions. In its forms of expression it is sober and reserved. Its general attitude is stoic.
I like people and get along, and I'm afraid to express my anger and my rage.
