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Artists Quotes

I knew from experience at the Negro Ensemble Company that it wasn’t until there was a place controlled by black artists... that Pulitzer Prize-winning work like ‘Ceremonies in Dark Old Men’ and ‘A Soldier’s Play’ came to fruition Picture Quote #1

Obviously, the Sixties was a time when everyone wanted to experiment, and then everything became very formulated and corporate, so artists tended to get pushed into a kind of pattern. Now, I think that has continued with the emergence of televised talent shows like ‘X Factor.’ Picture Quote #1

Anything you can do to express yourself is a form of art. That’s why I love my craft so much. I always wanted to play other artists. If I can’t play an instrument, then I want to play a character that can. There is an artist behind everything, and I think that’s beautiful Picture Quote #1

The local painters were my idols...These artists, too, were grown-ups, but they were grown-ups who could still see! Their eye was still in love! Like mine! Picture Quote #1

Our culture is intent on taking the lines out of people’s faces - surgically, with costly creams, and with fear and trembling - when, in fact, the opposite should be the case. As artists know, if there is anything behind a face, that face improves with age Picture Quote #1

Anything that exists on the human palette is, from my point of view, fair game for artists to portray. You don’t have to go see it if you don’t want to, so don’t go Picture Quote #1

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I think a lot of artists get confused when people like their music; they think that means people know and like them. I’m sure there’s an element of truth to that, but to me, the music I make is what I’m most proud of. I prefer to focus on that and for people to focus on the music, too Picture Quote #1

The thing I hate most is false modesty. The artists who are, like, ‘Oh, you know, I’m really not that good. Oh, I can’t believe I’m here.’ I find it vaguely sinister, even Picture Quote #1

There are a number of things that set Southern artists apart from anyone else. Their obsession with place and their obsession with family Picture Quote #1

Maybe the bar is low, but most of the strips that are 50, 60, 70 years old that are on their second or third generation of artists, the humor is pretty bland. There are others by people that were raised on ‘Family Guy’ or ‘South Park’ that are edgier. Mine’s not as edgy as those, but it’s edgier than ‘Beetle Bailey.’ Picture Quote #1

Most famous artists are created by their work and the idea of them as a character, and if they’re smart and ambitious, they reinforce that character because they want to win. They want their views to prevail Picture Quote #1

Cartola is an artist from Brazil who didn’t record until much later in his life, but had a big influence on a lot of famous artists down there, like Gilberto Gil. I discovered his music recently when I was in Brazil Picture Quote #1

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Sometimes there are painters or very famous artists who start to become artists after they are dead because an audience or a public know about their art after they die Picture Quote #1

Know the names of past and current artists who are most famous for playing their instruments Picture Quote #1

I think that most people who are just artists, who are getting famous, would trade a lot of their fame back for some normalcy, pretty much immediately Picture Quote #1

Ursula Nordstrom was famous for finding artists in unlikely places. Maurice Sendak was a window designer, and she just came across one of his windows. Everyone was looking to find a talent Picture Quote #1

A lot of artists get famous overseas first. I don’t know what it is here. I have a large underground following in the U.S., but I don’t get the airplay as much as I do in, say, Australia. Over there, they can play whatever they like, it seems, but not so much here Picture Quote #1

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Anybody auditions for X-Factor it’s because they want to be famous, not because they are artists Picture Quote #1

I’m a fashion designer. What I do is artistic, but I’m not an artist because everything I do is destined to be sold. That’s not to say that you can’t be an artist and a fashion designer. I think some designers are artists Picture Quote #1

Fashion has also been a great outlet, and I’d like to do more fashion photography in the future. I also photograph a lot of artists Picture Quote #1

I was known for being talented, but I was still the fat girl. And it wasn’t what people were looking for. There’s a lot that you hear. There’s a lot of cruelty out there. Some of it comes from the executive offices. It comes from other artists at times. It was a very difficult thing to overcome Picture Quote #1

Actors in general are pretty good bullshit artists; we’re good at just chewing the fat, interacting with people. So we’re good ambassadors for movies Picture Quote #1

Makeup artists are always giving me their stuff. My favorite thing is free stuff. I’ll take anything Picture Quote #1

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You don’t have favorites among your offspring, and you don’t among the artists you’re involved with, but clearly among my most favorite was Patti Smith Picture Quote #1

At a festival, a lot of people came to see other artists, so you have to put on a signature set and performance: ‘This is what I do, this is why I’m here.’ At solo gigs, I’m a DJ - I’ll play two-and-a-half hours, and not just my own music, also my favorite songs by other artists Picture Quote #1

I could say that ‘Exile On Main Street’ was my favourite or whatever, but I’m more about the songs and the artists and the sound that they bring Picture Quote #1

Directing is one of my favourite things to do because I love telling stories and I love working with the individual artists and it’s something that I really missed Picture Quote #1

I work with many jazz artists as Miles Davis, Laughlin, etc.. One of the things all these artists had in common is that they had no fear Picture Quote #1

I just feel like we as a human race tend to fear that which we don’t understand. It’s cause for a lot of bad things and bad behavior to exist on the planet. Artists have a way of touching people and changing minds in a way that sometimes other mediums don’t Picture Quote #1

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I knew from experience at the Negro Ensemble Company that it wasn’t until there was a place controlled by black artists... that Pulitzer Prize-winning work like ‘Ceremonies in Dark Old Men’ and ‘A Soldier’s Play’ came to fruition. (Artists Quotes) Obviously, the Sixties was a time when everyone wanted to experiment, and then everything became very formulated and corporate, so artists tended to get pushed into a kind of pattern. Now, I think that has continued with the emergence of televised talent shows like ‘X Factor.’ (Artists Quotes) Anything you can do to express yourself is a form of art. That’s why I love my craft so much. I always wanted to play other artists. If I can’t play an instrument, then I want to play a character that can. There is an artist behind everything, and I think that’s beautiful. (Artists Quotes) The local painters were my idols...These artists, too, were grown-ups, but they were grown-ups who could still see! Their eye was still in love! Like mine! (Artists Quotes) Our culture is intent on taking the lines out of people’s faces - surgically, with costly creams, and with fear and trembling - when, in fact, the opposite should be the case. As artists know, if there is anything behind a face, that face improves with age. (Artists Quotes) Anything that exists on the human palette is, from my point of view, fair game for artists to portray. You don’t have to go see it if you don’t want to, so don’t go. (Artists Quotes) I think a lot of artists get confused when people like their music; they think that means people know and like them. I’m sure there’s an element of truth to that, but to me, the music I make is what I’m most proud of. I prefer to focus on that and for people to focus on the music, too. (Artists Quotes) The thing I hate most is false modesty. The artists who are, like, ‘Oh, you know, I’m really not that good. Oh, I can’t believe I’m here.’ I find it vaguely sinister, even. (Artists Quotes) There are a number of things that set Southern artists apart from anyone else. Their obsession with place and their obsession with family. (Artists Quotes) Maybe the bar is low, but most of the strips that are 50, 60, 70 years old that are on their second or third generation of artists, the humor is pretty bland. There are others by people that were raised on ‘Family Guy’ or ‘South Park’ that are edgier. Mine’s not as edgy as those, but it’s edgier than ‘Beetle Bailey.’ (Artists Quotes) Most famous artists are created by their work and the idea of them as a character, and if they’re smart and ambitious, they reinforce that character because they want to win. They want their views to prevail. (Artists Quotes) Cartola is an artist from Brazil who didn’t record until much later in his life, but had a big influence on a lot of famous artists down there, like Gilberto Gil. I discovered his music recently when I was in Brazil. (Artists Quotes) Sometimes there are painters or very famous artists who start to become artists after they are dead because an audience or a public know about their art after they die. (Artists Quotes) Know the names of past and current artists who are most famous for playing their instruments (Artists Quotes) I think that most people who are just artists, who are getting famous, would trade a lot of their fame back for some normalcy, pretty much immediately. (Artists Quotes) Ursula Nordstrom was famous for finding artists in unlikely places. Maurice Sendak was a window designer, and she just came across one of his windows. Everyone was looking to find a talent. (Artists Quotes) I probably should have a brand, but I think you can’t get the best artists to work for you if you’re branded. I get the trade-off, and I really would like to be more famous for my work, get more credit for my achievements. (Artists Quotes) A lot of artists get famous overseas first. I don’t know what it is here. I have a large underground following in the U.S., but I don’t get the airplay as much as I do in, say, Australia. Over there, they can play whatever they like, it seems, but not so much here. (Artists Quotes) Anybody auditions for X-Factor it’s because they want to be famous, not because they are artists. (Artists Quotes) I’m a fashion designer. What I do is artistic, but I’m not an artist because everything I do is destined to be sold. That’s not to say that you can’t be an artist and a fashion designer. I think some designers are artists. (Artists Quotes) Fashion has also been a great outlet, and I’d like to do more fashion photography in the future. I also photograph a lot of artists. (Artists Quotes) I was known for being talented, but I was still the fat girl. And it wasn’t what people were looking for. There’s a lot that you hear. There’s a lot of cruelty out there. Some of it comes from the executive offices. It comes from other artists at times. It was a very difficult thing to overcome. (Artists Quotes) Actors in general are pretty good bullshit artists; we’re good at just chewing the fat, interacting with people. So we’re good ambassadors for movies. (Artists Quotes) Makeup artists are always giving me their stuff. My favorite thing is free stuff. I’ll take anything. (Artists Quotes) You don’t have favorites among your offspring, and you don’t among the artists you’re involved with, but clearly among my most favorite was Patti Smith. (Artists Quotes) At a festival, a lot of people came to see other artists, so you have to put on a signature set and performance: ‘This is what I do, this is why I’m here.’ At solo gigs, I’m a DJ - I’ll play two-and-a-half hours, and not just my own music, also my favorite songs by other artists. (Artists Quotes) I could say that ‘Exile On Main Street’ was my favourite or whatever, but I’m more about the songs and the artists and the sound that they bring. (Artists Quotes) Directing is one of my favourite things to do because I love telling stories and I love working with the individual artists and it’s something that I really missed. (Artists Quotes) I work with many jazz artists as Miles Davis, Laughlin, etc.. One of the things all these artists had in common is that they had no fear. (Artists Quotes) I just feel like we as a human race tend to fear that which we don’t understand. It’s cause for a lot of bad things and bad behavior to exist on the planet. Artists have a way of touching people and changing minds in a way that sometimes other mediums don’t. (Artists Quotes)

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