“I get a lot of 'Oh, you've been gone.' I wasn't gone. Just because you didn't see me doesn't mean I wasn't working and collecting checks. I just wasn't singing and doing videos. I do a lot of other things, like I said, like writing scripts and stuff like that. I write for other artists.” WritingMeanSaidArtistStuffGoneSingingScriptsChecksVideoCollectingWriting Scripts Author:Tionne Watkins
“All the other editors at DC never gave me a moment's time. They would take the thing and give me a check and say, 'I'll see you in two weeks.' They never gave any kind of encouragement or information. They were very competitive with each other. They didn't want to teach an artist and then lose him to some other editor.” WantGivingKindTwoBookMomentsArtistLosesTeachWeekInformationGive MeEncouragementChecksComicEditorsComic BookTwo Weeks Author:John Romita, Sr.
“The kids really enjoy what they do. I check with them constantly to make sure that they're really happy to be there.” KidsArtistEnjoyChecksReally Happy Author:Jock Sturges
“I have never felt more alive than when I watched my children delight in something, never more alive than when I have watched a great artist perform, and never richer than when I have scored a big check to fight AIDS.” ChildrenBigsArtistFightingFeltAliveDelightAidsChecksMy ChildrenGreat ArtGreat Artist Author:Elizabeth Taylor
“A lot of artists give up because it's just too damn hard to go on making art in a culture that by and large does not support its artists. But the people who don't give up are the people who find a way to believe in abundance rather than scarcity. They've taken into their hearts the idea that there is enough for all of us, that success will manifest itself in different ways for different sorts of artists, that keeping the faith is more important than cashing the check, that being genuinely happy for someone else who got something you hope to get makes you genuinely happier too.” PeopleWayGivingBelieveHeartDoeArtImportantIdeasDifferentHardEnoughArtistCultureSupportTakenGoes OnGiving UpChecksDamnDifferent WaysAbundanceManifestDon't Give UpScarcityKeep The Faith Author:Cheryl Strayed