Quotes About Artistry

I still fall back a lot on my Les Paul, and there is just no getting away from a Les Paul and a hot pickup.

We definitely wanted to show we're a band that can be around, and we have something to say other than the lighter, 'pickup line' sort of songs.

I'm very picky about the kind of work that I do, and I'm fortunate to have been able to work with great directors and great actors who've helped me grow as an artist.

When it comes to creation, I am open. However, I am extremely picky when it comes to who I create with.

It's not fair to compare one artist to another because they all come with their own sort of elements to the picnic, you know.

Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame.

It's amazing what the acoustic guitar can bring to the picture.

When I make a picture, I make love.

I don't want to dress up a picture with just my face.

The more ways you can tell a story and paint a picture, the better it is.

I realize that every picture isn't a work of art.

I took individual photographs of Annie Liebovitz, I kept taking her picture.

I just make the pictures and where they fall is where they fall. If somebody likes them, that's always nice. And if they don't like them, then too bad.

If a man wants to be an artist, he must never look at pictures.

I have always loved taking pictures. When I was young, I would carry a small camera with me on the sets.

When you're making pictures out of heartfelt passion, it hurts when someone calls them a calculated business move.

I always say I make pictures rather than take pictures.

I paint pictures with my raps.

I'm interested in painting the most beautifully compelling pictures and images and metaphors and stories and explanations possible that will put Jesus in language for a world that desperately needs to hear it.

I am happy for people to talk about my pictures, but I wish devoutly that I was not expected to talk about them myself.

I certainly knew from an early age... how to tell stories; how to create pictures in other people's heads.

You should never feel afraid to become a piece of art. It's exhilarating.

To be a novelist, all I need is a pen and a piece of paper.

I want to do nothing chic, I want to have ideas before beginning a piece.