Quotes About Artistry

I wanted to emulate Bob Flanagan, the high voice in the 'Four Freshmen.' I wanted to sing high like he did.

I sometimes compare making a film to cooking. Some dishes need to be stewed, while others need to be fried.

I prefer my friends and family not to watch anything I do.

My real self is probably more creative and more frightening than any sort of drink or drug-induced state.

I always enjoyed being in front of the camera.

I'm still a very frugal person. But everything that does get spent is a reinvestment into my own music.

I learned that creativity is all about being frustrated.

I'm really just a frustrated violinist.

Don't get me wrong: I love the great times I had with Static-X, but sometimes the writing/recording process was frustrating for me.

Sports and music are the same thing to me. When done wrong, they are really frustrating; when done right, they can change your day.

As frustrating as it is to not have a record come out, I have to make sure that it's worth putting out. I have to be trying to say something, for one. I have to not oversell what I'm trying to say. I can't 'Bono' it.

It's been frustrating that people only saw me as a 'featured artist' for a while, but in terms of making an album, it's been quite a nice, unpressurised environment to write songs and pick the best ones.

I truly never saw myself doing anything other than music. There was nothing else that brought me this much joy, but also this much frustration.

As a dancer I feel fulfilled and would want all dancers to be proud of themselves.

Living out a story eight times a week is difficult and draining emotionally but very fulfilling.

I feel more like an American citizen now than I ever had, and it's artistically fulfilling.

I just feel the need as a writer to try something kind of deep and fulfilling.

It's only when an artist becomes a master that they are fully able to express themselves.

Going into a shoot not fully knowing what I want to do - that excitement, that thing that happens, is just so powerful and makes such great pictures.

It's always fun to make people laugh, and then make them afraid or cry at the same time.

Rock bands are not exactly magnets of functional people.

I'm a big Arcade Fire fan. I love the way they make records - 'Funeral' being my favorite.

I've always liked funk and rock and everything.

My first love was rock and funk. Rap was an accident.