Good artists copy, great artists steal.
Being an artist doesn't mean that you're a good artist. That was the bargain I first made with myself: I'd say, I'm an artist, but I'm not really very good.
Only a bad artist thinks he has a good idea. A good artist does not need anything.
I think every artist should follow their vision; their hearts is what they need to reveal, not something that society is looking out for. That said though, I think also artists have, continuously good artists, have been good for their times.
I like to imagine that the Neanderthals were all really good artists.
Being a talented artist is good, it's nice, but it's not the most important thing. I think being a good storyteller, having a good idea, a good gag, is probably more important than being a great artist.
Most artists work all the time, they do actually, especially good artists, they work all the time, what else is there to do? I mean you do.
Good artists exist simply in what they make, and consequently are perfectly uninteresting in what they are.
I think that fame only goes to your head if you are not a real artist. If you are a real artist and a good person who loves what they are doing, you are going to be the same person.
The difference between a bad artist and a good one is: the bad artist seems to copy a great deal; the good one really does.
It should be if you're a good singer and a good songwriter, you should have your spot. You get everybody trying to release the prettiest guy, but that doesn't mean they're the best artist. Most of the time the true artists are just normal old dudes.
To be an artist you have to give up everything, including the desire to be a good artist.
Derek Trucks is a real good new artist. He's a young guy.
Before 'Gangnam Style' I was not a good attitude artist.
The good life is one that's artistically made.
I wasn't born an artist. I was really good in science as a kid. I probably shouldn't have been an artist because I'm much more interested in science. But I was raised by artists. I can't really escape it.
I make a good living and I've never looked at myself as being an artiste.
You can't trust an artist that just makes good records.
Look, I don't see why bad artists - I mean artists who are obviously incompetent... - why they should be presented hypocritically as good artists just because they're supposed to be advancing the frontiers of freedom of expression or... ...demonstrat...
Viggo Mortensen had the biggest impact on me in terms of approach, dedication, intention, and artistic outlook, and I'm nowhere close to how good he is as an artist, and I wouldn't even put myself in the same category as an actor.
I guess if you take yourself seriously as an artist there starts either the problem or the beauty of doing good artwork.
