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I just think you can't shut your life off to just, you know, one thing. You gotta be open-minded. Explore things. Feed your artist.

I don't think you should categorize yourself as an artist.

The problem turned out to be that I never was that kind of an artist.

To be a true artist, I have to be true to who I am now and write that way.

Part of being an artist is that you are always concerned you don't have what it takes. It... keeps us honest.

If you want to be a legitimate artist, it's more important what you say no to.

So many artists try to be something that they're not.

A true artist, in my mind, is willing to fail sometimes, because if you're not brave enough to say yes and follow your gut, it's never going to be good.

As an artist you have to have a certain amount of arrogance.