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Be an artist at whatever you do. Even if you are a street sweeper, be the Michelangelo of street sweepers.
As the artist picks his way along, rejecting and accepting as he goes, certain patterns of enquiry emerge.
I like Kendrick as an artist. He's witty and he's smart when he's spitting in his lyrics. And he's crafty.
Don't give up. It's really important to trust your impulses as an artist no matter what anybody else says.
Every artist loves applause. The praise of his contemporaries is the most valuable part of his recompense.
It's a constant quest to push the bar and work in films that allow me to prove what I can do as an artist.
Next to the writer of real estate advertisements, the autobiographer is the most suspect of prose artists.
If an artist wants to use his mind for creative work, cutting oneself off from society is a necessary thing
My goal as an artist is to always be true to who I am and give my fans music they will enjoy for a lifetime
As an artist you are free to use any image, any style, any idea from any culture and any period of history.
I'm not an artist. An artist makes an object. Me, it's not an object, I work in history, I'm a storyteller.
Divine fires do not blaze each day but an artist functions in their afterglow, hoping for their recurrence.
To the artist, the Book of Genesis is an account of six days in which God suggested some really good ideas.
I decided on the spot that I would be an artist, and I assure you, it was no ordinary artist I had in mind.
All I want are high heels, high heels. If I was a girl, I'd wear a lot of high heels. High, stiletto heels.
My lens of choice was always the 35 mm. It was more environmental. You can't come in closer with the 35 mm.
If the Buddhist's job is to be detached, I think that the artist's job is to be both detached and attached.
The artist's role is to invent rhythms and forms to reveal a deeper apprehension of reality for the viewer.
I'm competitive with anyone who writes a good song - I don't care if it's a band or solo artist or whoever.
You are the song of every bird, you are the poet's every word, every artist's picture, every writer's play.
An artist is someone who feels the vibrations of the world and tries to transcribe them through his medium.
Chess players are madmen of a certain quality, the way the artist is supposed to be, and isn't, in general.
The press will naturally come and go as it has done with all artists, from David Bowie to Neil Young to U2.
What is an artist but a workman who is determined that, whatever else happens, his work shall be excellent?
Not any particular religion or school of religion, but being an artist, you have to be spiritual, in a way.
The artist is present in every page of every book from which he sought so assiduously to eliminate himself.
It just seems like the whole, overall animation world is trying to go where maybe animation doesn't belong.
The impulse to connect the dots - and to share what you've connected - is the urge that makes you an artist
But the truth is that Homo sapiens is a sensual species. I think all species are, to one degree or another.
One of the exciting things about producing a comic is seeing the artist stamp his own interpretation on it.
If heaven gives me ten more years, or an extension of even five years, I shall surely become a true artist.
The naturalness of life... the sense of community is, I think, a very important factor in an artist's life.
The internet has really messed everyone up. It has its ups and downs, but for a music artist it's a killer.
When people ask, Do you like children? I always say, I like some children, yes. Some children I don't like.
The artist accepts the limitations of form, not with fear and dread, but as the starting point of creation.
Working with Bruno Mars would be really awesome. I'm such a fan of his, and I love that he's a real artist.
So, like I said, I will visit Jeffersonville more often because I now have a little getaway house up there.
I respect all artists, just some more than the others. Because it's something that really needs to be done.
It's nice if people ask to use your song. You have to make a decision as an artist how you feel about that.
Our incapacity to comprehend other cultures stems from our insistence on measuring things in our own terms.
Artists aren't looking for you to write them something; they're looking for you to give them something new.
I'm definitely a West Coast artist, so much so that I'm gonna get 'Thug Life' tatted on my stomach one day.
If the function of the artist is to see, the first duty of the critic is to understand what the artist saw.
An architect doesn't go off with a shovel and dig his foundation and lay every brick. He's still an artist.
There comes a time as an artist, can't follow the crowd. You have to do YOU, and make the crowd follow you.
Most artists come in and out of the country, they stay may be 2 weeks - or a month max and then they leave.
Every artist has thousands of bad drawings in them and the only way to get rid of them is to draw them out.
Through all the world there goes one long cry from the heart of the artist: Give me a chance to do my best.
It seems to me that today if the artist wishes to be serious... he must once more sink himself in solitude.
I think all any artist or person wants to do is grow spiritually, emotionally, professionally and mentally.