Quotes About Artistry

Before the motorcar replaced the horse, and for some years after there were many illustrators who drew horses with the same authority with which they drew the human figure; now there are very few who can do that. Most modern illustraters fudge a horse the best they can and hope to get on by the technique.

I'm a novelist," Ruth said. "I can't help it. My narrative preferences are all I've got.

He said he didn't need religion because he had jazz.

No me gustan las jóvenes que se consideran interesantes, pues sólo se llega a serlo tras un estudio de uno mismo, igual que en lo interesante se exhibe siempre la persona del artista. Una señora que pretenda gustar por ser interesante, ha de comenzar por agradarse a sí misma. Esto no es bonito: constituye una de las desventajas que la estética puede reprochar a la coquetería

An author doesn't have the moral right to violate truth and take refuge in the claim that he/she is only a creative artist.

Who am I? Let's put it this way: who has the best tunes?

When a writer is born into a family, the family is finished,' Czes?aw Mi?osz once said.)

Beauty is not the goal of competitive sports, but high-level sports are a prime venue for the expression of human beauty.

Skating was the vessel into which I could pour my heart and soul

Giving life to music through skating was something I wanted to be known for

Skating has always been a major area of interest to me.

Such is the strength of art, rough things to shape.

To create something you must be something.

I don't want to disrespect hip-hop by being something I'm not. I'm Pooch Hall. My strength is in front the camera and holding dialogue.

I think my strength is in shaping a song - you know, making it feel like it reaches its peaks and valleys, and ends when it should end.

Success is nice, but it shouldn't be the only reason why you're a musician.

Success is fickle, but creativity is a gift.

A true artist does not depend on radio for success. A true fan does not let radio determine what they support

Each person's work is always a portrait of himself.

The reward of art is not fame or success but intoxication.

I've never left music behind, but I've had success in television.

Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself, and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others. It leads to sterility.

The easiest way to do art is to dispense with success and failure altogether and just get on with it.

I also think I could probably repeat the commercial success; whether I want to or not is a different matter. I think there is still better work inside me.