You have to be willing to be afraid if you're going to be an artist.
I could never deny myself bein' an artist.
My involvement in fashion is not at the highest artistic level.
Most artists think they're frauds anyway.
I don't know many artists who are happy with themselves all of the time.
I've never read a screenplay in advance. You trust the artist.
There are two kinds of success. One is musical or artistic and the other is commercial.
I love creating images, of course, because I'm an artist.
Artists take on an alias that's suitable for their style of music. Everyone had a nickname when they were younger.
You know, my movies are important on an economic basis, on an artistic basis.
Hands are the tool of the painter, the artist.
No one should drive a hard bargain with an artist.
I'm not an artist who has an agenda that's set by the work.
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