Quotes About Artistry

I work without commercial considerations.

When I'm dead I wanna leave a body of work, like authors or great painters do.

I never work from the script. I get the script more or less.

You have to write or else the auditioning process becomes so grueling because it's so hard to work.

It often comes down to the people that you get to work with, and to match or enhance their creation. I tend to fall in love with whatever project we are involved in at the moment.

Writing is a lonely way of life. You shut yourself up in your study and work and work.

I would never not work on the part without it playing. That's what being an actor is. You use everything that's influenced you to help you get out of yourself or be more creative.

An artist's work is a synthesis of much more than the work of other creators.

Shall I tell you what I think are the two qualities of a work of art? First, it must be indescribable, and second, it must be inimitable.

Well, I don't really concern myself too much with what other people make of my work.

I work on words, mostly, toward them being poetry or short stories, and then some of those become songs.

There are some very creative people out there who are like Steven Meisel, and that is why their work is so extraordinary.

Artists should be self-aware of their work and their potential places in people's lives and make their decisions accordingly.

Can a nasty, horrible person still produce good quality, uplifting and inspirational work?

I am more used to seeing my work like a big collection, and only part of it is being shown.

Working for incredible talents like Balenciaga and Antonio Castillo, I learned about the immense skill and creativity involved in couture work.

I don't like talking too much about my personal life, but it all goes into my work.

Ed Wood served a great purpose - mainly making writers feel better about their work.

Lord of the Rings made me realize that I'm not interested in doing anyone else's work.

So much can be learned by any filmmaker by studying his work, in terms of blocking, staging, editing and sound.

I was so fortunate to sing and work with so many amazing performers and artists.

I'm voraciously looking to express myself in my work. I love my work.

I don't want to discount the beautiful work that the fashion houses do, but somehow, just focusing on what you're wearing feels reductive.

Ultimately I want to be able to create whatever I want whenever I want. And if that doesn't work, I don't mind just doing weird plays.