Because I went to Chouinard, which then became CalArts, I became a multi-discipline artist - it wasn't just about painting, it was about media and performance.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My view of myself as an artist expanded because of the time I spent at Cal Arts.
I felt I really wanted to back off from music completely and just work within the visual arts in some way. I started painting quite passionately at that time.
I feel like I became an artist by default. I went to art college, but my interest was always more towards film than painting or sculpture.
I knew I was artistic, and I wanted to do something in the arts.
I had wanted to be a sculptor throughout life, but to do so, I had to stop painting.
I knew I wanted to be an artist early on, but I decided to seriously pursue the profession when I auditioned for Juilliard.
I wanted to become an artist because it meant endless possibilities. Art was a way of reinventing myself.
When I left school, I wanted to be an artist, specifically a painter.
Seriously, I wanted to be an artist because I saw that it meant endless possibilities. I came from a badly managed family background, so art was a way of reinventing myself.
I went to Cal Arts. I went to art school.
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