There are some artists that don't like working with other females, which is fine. They have their own thing. I personally love being surrounded by other females.
My makeup artist, Tonya Brewer, taught me the importance of moisturizing daily. Hydration is a must if you want pretty, dewy skin - which I love.
Someone asked me a while back, 'Why do artists always write about love?' And I was like, 'Love is the coolest thing that's ever happened in the world.'
The artist is always beginning. Any work of art which is not a beginning, an invention, a discovery is of little worth.
I have to live authentically at all times. And that's part of what makes me an artist. I'm not scared to do that.
The film of tomorrow will not be directed by civil servants of the camera, but by artists for whom shooting a film constitutes a wonderful and thrilling adventure.
I don't know if I'm a populist artist, but I do try to maintain a spirit of generosity.
Being an artist, it's all a journey, and you learn where the subtle patterns lie.
People aren't going to support an artist just because they have an audio file. They have to feel a real connection.
I'm not trying to save the world. As a musician and artist, it just ain't me.
Every artist has thousands of bad drawings in them and the only way to get rid of them is to draw them out.
For an artist, there's nothing better than having the opportunity to create a world that doesn't- but could- exist.
Makeup artists are always giving me their stuff. My favorite thing is free stuff. I'll take anything.
Doing acting opened up other creative outlets; it made me feel freer as an artist.
I came from the South Side of Chicago wanting to be a rap artist and make videos.
In 20 years I had sold more records for RCA than any artist except Elvis Presley.
When I came up, there was room for the new and the old. For every new artist, an old one didn't have to be pushed out.
Fashion is very tough, and we shouldn't forget that before designers were money-makers, they were artists.
The biggest difference between me and other artists out there is that they'll put anything out to sell a record or sell a ticket.
I should have been a much better artist if I could have studied more and amused myself less.
He had been standing still; for an artist, one of the more painful forms of death.