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As an artist, you do understand you're never going to please everybody.

Quotes by Paul Emsley

In 'There Will Be Blood,' my character was someone who was an actor himself almost. He had a rehearsed quality about him. He was a performance artist in a way.

Quotes by Paul Dano

The most seductive thing about art is the personality of the artist himself.

Quotes by Paul Cezanne

The artist makes things concrete and gives them individuality.

Quotes by Paul Cezanne

Doubtless there are things in nature which have not yet been seen. If an artist discovers them, he opens the way for his successors.

Quotes by Paul Cezanne

An artist is somebody who enters into competition with God.

Quotes by Patti Smith

An artist may have burdens the ordinary citizen doesn't know, but the ordinary citizen has burdens that many artists never even touch.

Quotes by Patti Smith

Besides me wanting to be an artist, I wanted to be a movie star.

Quotes by Patti Smith

Let's just say that I think any person who aspires, presumes, or feels the calling to be an artist has a built-in sense of duty.

Quotes by Patti Smith

No, my work does not reflect my sexual preferences, it reflects the fact that I feel total freedom as an artist.

Quotes by Patti Smith

I never felt oppressed because of my gender. When I'm writing a poem or drawing, I'm not a female; I'm an artist.

Quotes by Patti Smith

I'd just sort of gravitated toward the arts, and I had always loved music and really loved theater, even though I didn't want to act. For some reason, being in Kansas, you can either be a graphic artist or a...

Quotes by Patty Jenkins

If brands can find a voice that matches them, and the artist embraces it, they can find a way that would serve them that doesn't feel like a sellout to the artists and has dramatic impact for the brand.

Quotes by Patrick Whitesell

I developed 'Power: From the Mouths of the Occupied' while I was an Artist in Residence at Kalamazoo College.

Quotes by Patrisse Cullors

'Hellraiser' is an amazing world that Clive Barker created, and it is such a beautifully vibrant and surreal world within which to work. It is also not an undaunting canvas. It is a canvas created by an artist.

Quotes by Patrick Lussier

Financiers don't support their directors to cast properly. They don't have the vision of an artist. They're casting to spreadsheets, and it's making movies very mediocre. The movie business used to just be called the movies. Now it should be...

Quotes by Patricia Arquette

I see myself as an artist who happens to do cartoons.

Quotes by Pat Oliphant

As an artist, you're always going to be yearning and wanting and never satisfied. I never feel like I've really achieved something.

Quotes by Parker Posey

As an artist, my only relationship to my audience is through my work. That relationship is sacred to me.

Quotes by Parvathy

I reserve the right to be a participating citizen and artist.

Quotes by Parvathy

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these Artist quotes explore?
These quotes look at what it means to be an artist to the core — using talent to elevate humanity, drawing inspiration from visual artists, and training both eye and soul. For more on the craft itself, see our Art collection.
Is there a quote about using art to elevate humanity?
Yes — one quote says, "I'm an artist to the core. And my objective has always been to use my talents and my skills to elevate humanity through my art."
How does a choreographer's process connect to visual art here?
One quote explains starting not with music but with a visual artist, then finding music that fits that visual artist's world — a reminder that inspiration doesn't have to follow the usual order. This creative, unconventional way of being an artist is explored further in our Being collection.
Is there a quote about training beyond just technical skill?
Yes — one quote states simply, "The artist must train not only his eye but also his soul."
What does the 'color is the keyboard' quote mean?
One quote compares creation to music: "Color is the keyboard, the eyes are the harmonies, the soul is the piano with many strings. The artist is the hand that plays, touching one key or another, to cause vibrations in the soul." It's a poetic way of describing how an artist channels feeling into form. If you like exploring identity through creative work, our I Am collection covers similar ground.

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