Quotes About Artistry

In a sense, as we are creative beings, our lives become our work of art.

To know how to produce a work of art is to know how to discard the extraneous.

Most artists work all the time, they do actually, especially good artists, they work all the time, what else is there to do? I mean you do.

Artists today think of everything they do as a work of art. It is important to forget about what you are doing - then a work of art may happen.

I don't care if people know who I am or if I make a ton of money, I just love my work so much.

You make your work and you can't ask for approval when you're doing it. Otherwise, it's going to be untruthful in some way.

Because I dislike being quoted I lie almost constantly when talking about my work.

My dad always said he wanted to be remembered for his body of work, and he's made more than 75 pictures, some good, some bad, and they will be his legacy to the world of acting.

I always say that I am very proud of the work that I did with the Rolling Stones and that I am also proud of what I have done with the Rhythm Kings.

The original vocals had an awful lot of work put into them at the time, and I wasn't really sure that I could better them - I don't know if I have bettered them.

There is a certain combination of anarchy and discipline in the way I work.

As an actor for hire, my job is to do some pre-production work for myself. Then my job is to show up and give the best performance I can.

When the artist is alive in any person, whatever his kind of work may be, he becomes an inventive, searching, daring, self-expressing creature.

Don't wish for "secrets" of the masters, either. There are none worth fooling with. They had no special mediums or paints, nor special brushes that made their work great.

One of my all-time favorite photographers is Irving Penn. I wish I could have watched him work.

An actors' tribute to me is in his work.

Poetry's work is not simply the recording of inner or outer perception; it makes by words and music new possibilities of perceiving

I have some things that I've been workin' on, such as delivery, wordplay, breath control, just a lot of other things that artists work on, that the listener may not be listening for.

If you can't make art, make your life a work of art.

The satisfaction of producing a work of art is the thing of getting off on it on some level.

You know, Johnny Depp has always been a massive inspiration for me and he's somebody who has produced an incredible amount of work, and every single piece that he does is amazing.

Either a writer doesn't want to talk about his work, or he talks about it more than you want.

I get up every morning with a desire to do some creative work. This desire is made of the same stuff as the sexual desire, the desire to make money, or any other desire.

You are both a work of art and an artist at work.