Quotes by Artist It would be very glamorous to be reincarnated as a great big ring on Liz Taylor's finger. Andy Warhol commercial-art artist would-be I've decided something: Commercial things really do stink. As soon as it becomes commercial for a mass market it really stinks. Andy Warhol commercial-art stink artist My idea of a good picture is one that's in focus and of a famous person. Andy Warhol photography artist ideas The pop artists did images that anybody walking down Broadway could recognize in a split second — comics, picnic tables, men’s trousers, celebrities, shower curtains, refrigerators, Coke bottles. All the great modern things that the Abstract Expressionists tried not to notice at all. Andy Warhol bottles artist men How can you say one style is better than another? You ought to be able to be an Abstract Expressionist next week, or a Pop artist, or a realist, without feeling you've given up something.. I think that would be so great, to be able to change styles. And I think that's what's is going to happen, that's going to be the whole new scene. Andy Warhol artist next-week thinking The most exciting thing is not doing it. If you fall in love with someone and never do it, it's much more exciting. Andy Warhol artist love fall I always wished I had died, and I still wish that, because I could have gotten the whole thing over with. Andy Warhol stills artist wish What's great about this country is that America started the tradition where the richest consumers buy essentially the same things as the poorest. Andy Warhol commercial-art artist country I'll bet there are a lot of artists that nobody hears about who just make more money than anybody. The people that do all the sculptures and paintings for big building construction. We never hear about them, but they make more money than anybody. Andy Warhol sculpture artist people I never understood why when you died, you didn't just vanish, everything could just keep going on the way it was only you just wouldn't be there. I always thought I'd like my own tombstone to be blank. No epitaph, and no name. Well, actually, I'd like it to say 'figment.' Andy Warhol tombstone artist names I'll bet there are a lot of artists that nobody hears about who just make more money than anybody. Andy Warhol more-money artist We singer-songwriter people, we're used to getting up and doing our own thing in front of people, and we're it. We're the band, artist, writer, producer, front man. We're the whole thing. You develop, it's not smugness, but this self-reliance, that can limit your creativity. When you're willing and able to invite others into it, you wind up getting a piece of work that's bigger and better than anything you ever imagined it could be. Andy Wilkinson creativity artist writing As artists, we like night more than day sometimes. Ang Lee artist sometimes night I think a lot of people do big movies not because they are talented artists but because they can function in the circumstances. Ang Lee movie artist thinking I want to be an artist you cannot categorize at all. You can't put a box around me. You can't put anything around me. Angel Haze boxes artist want You can't always do that which you can do in your sleep. That doesn't fulfill an artist. You're looking for places where you can grow, in some way, whether it's a large way or a small way. I want to grow as an artist, as a person and as a woman. I want to enjoy myself and my life and the company that I'm keeping. I want to bring something to the table that's different than anything else would bring, but that has its place and value, and then keep moving. Angela Bassett artist sleep moving All artists, they say, are a little mad. This madness is, to a certain extent, a self-created myth designed to keep the generality away from the phenomenally close-knit creative community. Yet, in the world of the artists, the consciously eccentric are always respectful and admiring if those who have the courage to be genuinely a little mad. Angela Carter mad artist self What is it that turns people into artists? It often comes from some kind of pain or angst, a need to understand or express something. It very rarely comes from confidence, being raised by parents who want to hear what you have to say and wants to encourage you. Angelina Jolie pain artist people To be in any way a positive contribution, that's all anybody wants to be. It's all I've ever wanted to be. I wanted to be an artist, be a mother. You want to feel that in your life you've been of use, in whatever way that comes out. Angelina Jolie artist use mother I like to work with artists from around the world. There are so many new inspiring filmmakers. I had the privilege recently to work with Ethiopian filmmaker Zeresenay Mehari and his wife on the film Difret. They are that unique balance of very thoughtful conscious filmmakers who are also brilliant, original artists. Angelina Jolie thoughtful unique artist «1718192021222324252627»