Don’t overpluck your eyebrows. A make-up artist told me this once, and I’ve always remembered it. – Lily Cole
The aim of the poet, or other artist, is first to make something; and it’s impossible to make something out of words and not communicate. – James Schuyler
I wanted to become a cartoon artist, a portrait artist, and an illustrator. This was my first idea. – Karl Lagerfeld
When I first started out in the music industry and went to Elektra Records, I didn’t go to be an artist, I went to get a record label started. And they said in order to have a label deal, I had to be an artist – so that’s what I did. – Missy Elliott
In the 1970s when I started in the art world, no self-respecting artist would have stood in line to try to get on a television show. It never would have happened. – Jeffrey Deitch
The lifestyle that an artist can have, the freedom to wander in the landscape with no real pressure or deadlines, was a very attractive one. – John Dyer
You know what, if you compromise and do stuff that’s not becoming to you as an artist, that’s your fault. – Marina and the Diamonds
I think Damien Hirst is hilarious. And I think he’s a true artist. He’s not hilarious first; I think he is a real artist, and I also think he’s got an amazing sense of humor. – Jemima Kirke
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 is such a superb literary artist. – John Banville
I wouldn’t necessarily say she is a country artist. I mean, obviously Taylor Swift started in country, but she morphed into somewhat of a cultural icon, so, who am I to judge what she is? – Luke Bryan
I’m an indie artist with major distribution, so one foot in the extreme major music business and one foot in the abyss of indie artists. – John Oates
A true artist is expected to be all that is noble-minded, and this is not altogether a mistake; on the other hand, however, in what a mean way are critics allowed to pounce upon us. – Ludwig van Beethoven
My intention when I came into this industry was to be a musician, not necessarily a recording artist, just a musician in general. And that’s the reason I went to college and got my degree, which has been great for me. It’s helped me a lot with my career. – Jon Secada
Show me the artist anywhere who’s had an utterly stable mental life, and I’ll buy you hot dinners for the rest of your life. – Mark Haddon
Singing background has always been such a precious thing. I’m always going to be excited to sing behind an artist and learn from them. – Judith Hill
On the first season of our show, I commissioned a Native American artist to make up, ’cause I’m known for the tomahawk, besides the hair and the leather outfit and the whole thing. – Joe Lando
It is frequently the tragedy of the great artist, as it is of the great scientist, that he frightens the ordinary man. – Loren Eiseley
The artist is extremely lucky who is presented with the worst possible ordeal which will not actually kill him. At that point, he’s in business. – John Berryman
I think the frustration you can get into as a young artist is when you realize your limitations, but you want to accomplish that rather than seeing that you don’t have to do everything. Just focus on your strengths. – Jose James
You have to write badly to write at all. If it’s crappy, I will rewrite it later. But it will be mine. You can hear the resonance of an artist who goes into herself. – Kathy Mattea
