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I believe that if your primary motivation in life is to be moral, you don't become an artist.

An artist's duty is rather to stay open-minded and in a state where he can receive information and inspiration. You always have to be ready for that little artistic Epiphany.

The responsibility of an artist is to be honest with themselves.

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

If an artist is driven primarily by social responsibility, I think the art probably suffers because, again, just as leadership has a rather defined end point or purpose, social responsibility would seem to have a very clear moral context.

I believe the artist has an obligation to society.

Let's just say that I think any person who aspires, presumes, or feels the calling to be an artist has a built-in sense of duty.

I think an artist's responsibility is more complex than people realize.

It is very good advice to believe only what an artist does, rather than what he says about his work.

The real artist has no idea that he is sacrificing himself for art. He does what he does for one reason and one reason only-he can't help doing it.