Quotes About Artist

I pay attention to how every makeup artist does everything.

I wouldn't describe the artist Theaster Gates as a mentor, but I pay attention and keep my ears open when I'm with him.

I'm just making music, and I'm paying my bills.

I prefer the word 'musician.' I'm a musician and a composer. I have a problem with the word 'artist.' I don't know if it's the same in English, but words like 'artist' and 'star' put people on a pedestal, which is not really good for my brain.

My peers inspire me, especially being a newer artist.

I found that the artist market was expanding in comics. Marvel was going from something like eight books a month to somewhere in the 20s. As a result of this expansion, Marvel, in particular, was hiring anyone who could hold a pencil. That's how I got my first job there.

I was 100 percent political in the '80s - the first time around, let's call it, my first life as an artist.

Arguably, no artist grows up: If he sheds the perceptions of childhood, he ceases being an artist.

Questlove is an artist who I respect because he constantly shifts within the idiom, challenging perceptions of hip-hop and black American culture.

As I get into it more, I want to grow as an artist, as an entertainer, and basically perfect my craft.

I cannot with any real integrity perform songs I've done for 25 years. I don't need the money. What I need is to feel that I am not letting myself down as an artist and that I still have something to contribute.

As a person who performs on stage, it's good to be emotionally open. If you mess with someone when they are in that state, it's like you're messing with an animal when it's eating.

What kind of morons do you have working at newspapers in Austin that would base an entire review of an artist's performance on whether or not they had a good seat?

I always hate when, like, my favorite performer has a boring moment. Especially when they got mad hits.

I did feel from day one that I was a born performer.

You talk about meant to be - oh my goodness, I have never done anything else in my life except be a performer.

I'm a performer, comedian, entertainer, writer and director.

On stage, don't go near her. She's the best performer in the world.

The ego certainly is the biggest obstacle as an artist or performer, so any chance you get to destroy that is really healthy.

I'm a performer.

I've always been compelled by some force to be a performer.

I guess I'm just a born performer or artist or sharer. I find the intimate details of my life compelling and interesting. I guess that I'm assuming that everyone else does, too.

I am a performer; that's what I like to do.

At heart, I was always a performer, not a competitor.