It was my father's hope, and it is ours, that the National Gallery would become not a static but a living institution, growing in usefulness and importance to artists, scholars and the general public.
No student of history can fail to see the moral interest of the Middle Ages, any more than an artist can fail to see their aesthetic interest.
Today the function of the artist is to bring imagination to science and science to imagination, where they meet, in the myth.
Instead of thinking that's a nice tune, you start thinking is it the right pace, is it the right tempo? That is the death nell for artists.
I don't like to sit and bask in my own awards. Awards represent artistic death to me.
It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color - not color used descriptively, that is, but as a means of personal expression.
My overall artistic goal is to marry graphic design with comic books and traditional storytelling.
Sacred texts give no specific depiction of God, so for centuries, artists and filmmakers have had to choose their own visual depiction.
The Renaissance is studded by the names of the artists and architects, with their creations recorded as great historical events.
Having a first single is such a great opportunity for any artist... I'm very appreciative of the support country radio's given 'Could It Be.'
Being a recording artist, selling music, selling concerts out, having a reality show, starting film; it's great, it's beautiful.
There are great disciplines from being a sportsman that you can transfer into being an artist. The preparation, the sacrifice, the constant desire to improve.
I wish I was a great writer or a great journalist or a great scientist or a great artist; I'm not.
I would venture to warn against too great intimacy with artists as it is very seductive and a little dangerous.
I am no longer afraid of becoming lost, because the journey back always reveals something new, and that is ultimately good for the artist.
I like to make records sound good. I'm more like a reducer than a producer. If an artist cannot produce themselves, what's the point?
That terrible mood of depression of whether it's any good or not is what is known as The Artist's Reward.
I'm very envious of the few artists who are any good and still do portraits.
Good new songs are the backbone of the music industry. There isn't an artist out there who could survive without hit songs.
When you are a real artist who is serious about your craft, you love good music. Period.
I just want to make one really good movie a year. And when I die, to know I was honest as an artist.
