I embraced being a pop artist, but I like doing it on my own terms, at my own pace.
Christina AguileraI think, for the most part, our culture embraces that artists are born, not made.
Chris Van AllsburgI can't deny that label-support gave me a leg up - though not every successful artist needs it.
David ByrneTo be a true artist you have to play the way you feel - not the way others think you should feel.
Don EllisThe idea of being a painter, I've always thought, is better than being an artist or a sculptor.
Damien HirstMyth must be kept alive. The people who can keep it alive are the artists of one kind or another.
Joseph CampbellMost artists like to think of themselves as rugged individualists, as independent characters.
Jack Levine