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You need a big ego to be an artist.

I think that, to be an artist, you have to have a big enough ego to believe that people out in the world want to see what you think is a good idea. And if you don't have that sense of ego, then the minute that idea goes into the world, self-doubt kicks in.

I'm an artist and that means I can be as egotistical as I want to be.

Sometimes as an artist you get wrapped up in what you are doing and you can't be objective.

Art has more ego to it than what I do.

What people don't understand is that how you are as an artist depends on how you are emotionally.

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

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

To be a great artist, you need to know yourself as best as you possibly can. I live my life and delve into my own psyche. It's more about exploring how I feel rather than making pale imitations of something that came before. We are unique beings, and the way we look at things is our own.

As an artist, you can never get what you want. What you do never approaches what you want it to be.