The artist is not
The artist is not a different kind of person, but every person is a different kind of artist. Eric Gill
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The artist is not a different kind of person, but every person is a different kind of artist. Eric Gill
That’s just a part of being an artist: you can’t write great stuff all the time, because if you did, then you’d be inhuman. The human side of people is that sometimes they fail. Elton John
I didn’t think of being an artist until after I went away to boarding school. There were other things to be interested in. And it seemed like a nightmare. Elizabeth Neel
The integrity of being an artist for Frank Stella means going into the unknown.A great artist is somebody who’s not scared to reinvent themselves and to start all over again. And some artists do it once, twice, three times in their career. He’s done it probably a dozen times or more. Frank Stella
[My mother] would have me smothered like the Princes in the Tower if I showed any inclination for being an artist. She thought all artists little better than lunatics. Francis Meadow Sutcliffe
Part of the business of being an artist is abetting talent. The best do that. Faith Sullivan
I don’t look at myself as a celebrity. People recognize me, but it’s all about my music, my songs. It’s not like I’m a greater being. I take my kids to school, pick them up, go to the grocery store. I’m a mother, and my kids mean more to me than even being an artist. … Read more
Whether it’s just the career path of doing independent music, being an artist, however you want to pigeon-hole it, it creates a certain type of character. Doseone
It is a good motive, fame and money, as it is tangible and measurable. Being an artist is neither measurable nor tangible and certainly not a way to become rich. Dirk Benedict
So I don’t think being an artist you can ever satisfy – the moment you do get satisfied is the moment you’re done, really. I’m actually starting to bug out now, because it’s not enough. I get joy and pleasure in the movies out there in the world that people are seeing, but for me, … Read more