Knowing now what goes into making a successful artist, it's disheartening.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Part of being an artist is that you are always concerned you don't have what it takes. It... keeps us honest.
Artists rarely do the same thing over and over again. Art is about the new, doing things in a new way.
You just have to know that the more successful you get as an artist, the less of a normal life you have. It's a trade-off.
I think the job of artists is to stir things up.
I've learned over the years that you're going to be most successful at the things you're most excited to do. Every artist has a special set of tools. When you really use those tools, and you make yourself feel really good about the product you create, I think you'll find an audience for it. I've been very fortunate in that respect.
When I see a new artist I give myself a lot of time to reflect and decide whether it's art or not.
Artists working for other artists is all about knowing, learning, unlearning, initiating long-term artistic dialogues, making connections, creating covens, and getting temporary shelter from the storm.
I knew I wanted to be an artist, but I didn't really know what it was I wanted to say.
Any artist that's involved in their work is inevitably going to have a focus in what they do.
One of the greatest things about being an artist is, as you get older, if you keep working hard in relationship to what you want the world to be and how you want it to become, there is a history of interesting growth that resonates with different moments in your life.