Quotes About Artistry

Each night about this time he puts on sadness like a garment and goes on writing.

I'd love to be an artist that's multifaceted. At the moment, I am not. But wouldn't that be cool if I was like, 'Yeah, let me pull out my guitar and play you a song.' I would adore that. I am so far not gifted in that way. But I am a very hard worker and a very determined person, so who knows?

Quite frankly, I didn't become an actor to become a movie star. I have never dreamed about being the most famous person on the planet. I just want to do really good work.

Harper, your song has a sorrowful sound, Though the tune was written as gay. Your voice is sad and your hands are slow And your eye meeting mine turns away.

the drunken poet (a genuis by daylight)

Poets should ignore most criticism and get on with making poetry.

One of the few things I know about writing is this: spend it all, shoot it, play it, lose it, all, right away, every time...give it, give it all, give it now.

I only want to make music because I have a passion for it.

The informing idea of what you want to say and do, that's what will take you from film school to professional - the idea. That's what is original to you.

All of these people kept on being professional musicians and composers in the strictest sense.

I just want to be a professional. I couldn't live without acting.

Well, first of all, they're all about the music and all I care about in my professional career is the music.

Being a Diva, you're a professional athlete and then you get to entertain. It's the best of every aspect, all in one. That's why I fell in love with it.

Dance gives me a lot of confidence and helps me overcome all my insecurities in personal and professional life.

Professionally, I like doing one thing at a time and enjoy directing the most.

I guess professionally I've left my gender open to artistic interpretation.

Professionally, I want to keep playing music; I can't escape that.

I have been giving live performances since childhood, and I continue to do so professionally.

You see, dancers are quite mature people because they start performing so early. They become professionals when they start to take everyday classes.

My theater professor once said to me 'Leslie, you are capable of genuine artistry but you're the laziest actor I know. And yes, you can make people laugh, but you're going to become a parody of yourself and end up in Hollywood if you're not careful.' And he's right, I did all of that.

I try to keep a low profile in general. Not with my art, but just as a person.

I found that not having a public profile was not hurting the work, and it freed me up to be the satirist I wanted to be.

Yeah, once the song is written, it just complexifies the profile of it to have the music and the words at odds. It comes naturally to me. A lot of my music is like that.

I've never used ethnic music as decoration for profit.