I am very conscious of who I am as an artist and as an inspirational person.
Something in me was instinctively drawn to the life of a misunderstood, brilliant and wilful artist. I wanted to become one.
I've put in as many as 40 weeks a year on stage. It is lonely and restricted, as all artistic life must necessarily be.
Many jazz artists go to L.A. seeking a more comfortable life and then they really stop playing.
I love hip-hop and you can't tell me I'm not a hip-hop artist.
Constant contact is what people require these days. It's tough on artists.
People have created feuds between me and other artists.
The artist is the medium between his fantasies and the rest of the world.
One of my greatest influences is the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
It's only artists who know how to use their eyes
I'll always take an artistic endeavor over a career move.
I'm an artist, and I like the risk - I'm not in it for the sure things.
The reviewer is a singularly detested enemy because he is, unlike the hapless artist, invulnerable.
No film critic's going to say it, but 'Madagascar 3' is better than 'The Artist.'
A lot of artists say, I'm not political. People are afraid of this word.
I do greatly admire Australian artists.
It gives me more breadth as an actor and as an artist to not be pigeonholed.
Well, I don't think I'll ever stop being frustrated or feel fulfilled artistically.
Mother's interest in contemporary American artists emerged during the 1920s.
There is only one position for an artist anywhere; and that is upright.
I like writing all different kinds of songs. I've wanted to run the gamut of artists.
