If you're not an optimist, forget being an artist.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Sometimes as an artist you get wrapped up in what you are doing and you can't be objective.
As an artist, you can never get what you want. What you do never approaches what you want it to be.
I make a good living and I've never looked at myself as being an artiste.
I don't think you should categorize yourself as an artist.
If you're an artist, you have to use everything to your advantage, even the pain.
Part of your job as an artist is to push yourself and make sure your creative juices are flowing.
To be an artist you have to give up everything, including the desire to be a good artist.
I always thought being an artist was a lazy job. I was wrong.
I think that as an artist, the more that you can do to diversify, and kind of challenge yourself, the more you grow.
You tend to find the best in yourself as an artist when you're challenged.