Quotes by Artist It became like a symbolic thing, to be “an artist.” After Duchamp, I realized that being an artist is more about a lifestyle and attitude than producing some product. Ai Weiwei lifestyle artist attitude Each year, more people want to become artists. Ai Weiwei artist people years I don't think [price] reflects if the work is good or bad.A good artist shouldn't be nervous about that. Ai Weiwei nervous artist thinking Even though everybody who looked at me would call me a Chinese artist, that's the 1980s. New York in the '80s was not so interesting. I think it's quite narrow-minded. There wasn't much encouragement or opportunities for any artist - not just Chinese artists. Ai Weiwei encouragement artist new-york I lived there [ in New York City] as an artist, but never as a Chinese artist. Ai Weiwei artist cities new-york Warhol came from an ordinary family and he had a profound understanding about capitalism and material culture. He was probably one of the few Western artists - or artists from the United States - that could be considered a true product of his time and brought out that kind of spirit of the culture. Ai Weiwei understanding artist profound I'm not a writer, but today I think you have to be everything. As an artist you have an obligation to let people know what is on your mind and why you're doing this. Ai Weiwei artist people thinking Artists are the worst [people]. They are selfish, self-centred; they don't care what happens. Ai Weiwei selfish artist people Though the cross of Christ has been beautified by the poet and the artist, the avid seeker after God is likely to find it the same savage implement of destruction it was in the days of old. The way of the cross is still the pain-wracked path to spiritual power and fruitfulness. Aiden Wilson Tozer pain artist spiritual If you're an artist trying to put out your own record on your own label, it's hard to get a distribution deal because no one wants to sign a deal with one entity. They want to sign distribution deals with labels, who have lots of product, lots of artists. Aimee Mann labels artist trying Of course, you have to have a good reputation, especially as an artist, as a musician, so that other musicians would like to play with you. Airto Moreira musician artist play The role of the artist is to not look away. Akira Kurosawa roles artist looks In order to find reality, each must search for his own universe, look for the details that contribute to this reality7 that one feels under the surface of things. To be an artist means to search, to find and look at these realities. To be an artist means never to look away. Akira Kurosawa artist mean reality To be an artist means to search, to find and look at these realities. To be an artist means to never look away. Akira Kurosawa artist mean reality Who is the best rapper ever? I'll probably have to say Eminem. I would definitely say Eminem. He came from a whole another culture, literally. Mastered it, outsold everybody and he did every kind of record imaginable. He could take any topic and make a song out of it. I haven't seen any artist do that yet. Akon rapper artist song Whatever obstacle comes your way, you gotta be prepared to jump over it! And I think that's what separates the legends from the regular artists. It's all in how you manage that success, and how you deal with the controversy when it actually comes. Akon legends artist thinking The moment artists can just do what they love to do then music will go right back to where it used to be. I mean back in the '60s and '70s and '80s, that's what it was. Akon moments artist mean The better the artist, the more vulnerable he seems to be. Al Alvarez vulnerable artist art You have too take from each artist what works for you, and then create your own sound. You put different combinations in the mix and it becomes something unique in the end. Al B. Sure! different unique artist Artists are just children who refuse to put down their crayons. Al Hirschfeld crayon artist children «1234567891011»