As an artist, you want to make good stories and create good art; as a businessman, you want to make money and make sure the investors are happy. The two will always clash, unfortunately.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The only way for me to be an artist is to be honest in my craft. If I veer from that, I'm not giving the investors what they want. Sometimes it's my job as an artist to know what I want to do, even when the fans tell me different.
If you're an artist, it's great to have a knowledge of the business and be educated about that, but you've got to keep the balance right between business and artistry; otherwise, you get cynical.
Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art. Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art.
You're an artist when you're writing, a businessperson the rest of the time.
Art is like a stock with a decent return for people in finance, and they get to feel like they are involved with culture, spend time with artists, as part of their dividend.
We as artists are actively encouraged - by other authors, your agent, publisher, and society - not to think about money, strategy, how to manage your career, how to create a brand, because we're supposed to focus on the art.
I am not a commercial industry creator. I don't believe in making art to make money.
There is an incredible love in creating art unless somebody is saying, 'Hey, let's just make money,' because it doesn't work when you do it that way. If you are aiming for that, forget it.
I'm not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money.
You don't make any money being an artist. Writing and producing? You get your money from that. You live comfortable.