As a child I prayed that my calling be revealed - but not with expectation and not with a destination. I became an artist because I didn't know... →
Kiki Smith
I didn't start to be an artist myself until I was 24.
There are great disciplines from being a sportsman that you can transfer into being an artist. The preparation, the sacrifice, the constant desire to... →
Matt Smith
Nothing is a hobby - each discipline is its own world with its own high standards. Of course, every artist has 'minor works' that they do... →
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.
An artist wears his work in place of wounds.
An artist is somebody who enters into competition with God.
An artist may have burdens the ordinary citizen doesn't know, but the ordinary citizen has burdens that many artists never even touch.
Besides me wanting to be an artist, I wanted to be a movie star.
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.