For most people, art is only valuable if other people say it is; and artists are only worthwhile if they are either rich and famous, or dead.
People don't remember each tree in a park but all of us benefit from the trees. And in a way, artists are like trees in a park.
I really like working with unique and unknown artists, as they usually bring something fresh to a song.
As an artist, as an actor, as a writer, you have to use what's personal to you. You have to be personal about your work; otherwise, it doesn't ring true.
You have kids studying master class visual arts who are pushed to make films that will be successful economically; that's what they focus on. So they work for corporate interest instead of artistic expression.
I think probably, the makeup artists don't really know how long it's going to take until they really work with your face and they kind of mold it and build it as they're going along.
Spider-Man initially made me want to come to New York and work for Marvel; I wanted to be a comic book artist.
Museums are for dead artists. I'd never show my work in the Tate. You'd never get me in that place.
I've learned one general thing in filmmaking: to work with one strong idea. One strong concept that pushes you to work in a certain way artistically.
I guess artists are living inspiration. There's something very pure about a person that fantasizes. I like hearing their stories, watching them work. Their take on the world interests me. It's not unified.
I gradually work myself into a frenzy as the shoot approaches, while we're choosing the costumes or working with the make-up artist. I'm not so much interested in my character as the film itself.
Artistry is important. Skill, hard work, rewriting, editing, and careful, careful craft: All of these are necessary. These are what separate the beginners from experienced artists.
I swear I pick up little gems from every artist that I work with. That's why I'm so appreciative that I've been able to be a songwriter first.
I often joke that I straddle psychosis and neurosis, and that being an artist keeps me in the middle, so I can work between the two.
I have about 20 to 25 platonic relationships with women all across the board from professional to artistic and they always give little clues on what they like.
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