I have a master plan as an artist. I've always said I'm not going to be punching nobody's clock. I will work as an artist to survive in... →
Erykah Badu
I believed in myself, and I've always worked very, very hard as an artist, and I am an artist in every sense of the word.
I knew it would happen. I knew I'd be No. 1. I'm a new artist; I don't know the rules. Nobody told me it wouldn't happen.
I'm a performance artist first; I'm a recording artist second.
As an artist, I want to interpret my feelings - not run across the street and ask what my mother thinks.
Ralph Bakshi
I've always felt that I would rather see an actor, writer, or musician's work, rather than actually know the person. If you know too much... →
Christian Bale
I began as a boy with artistic talent... as a visual artist... I thought that was what I'd become and in my late teens drifted into reading... →
Russell Banks
I read Nietzsche when I was a teenager and then I went back to reading him when I was in my thirties, and his voice spoke directly to me. Nietzsche... →
John Banville
When fans of mine meet me, I can see the disappointment in their eyes. Every artist knows of this phenomenon.
It wasn't not being famous any more, or even not being a recording artist. It was having nobody who needed me, no phones ringing, nothing to do.... →
Gary Barlow