“For me, acting is all about the aesthetic. I just want to keep honing my craft. Not that I'm taking myself too seriously, but every artist should consider himself Picasso. Otherwise, you're doing yourself an injustice.” WantShouldArtistActingInjusticeCraftsAestheticHoning Author:Giovanni Ribisi
“I'm speaking of the pursuit of excellence in all things. All things! Presence of mind and devotion to craft. A great artist has these. A great chef. A great master of tea. There's powerful kung fu in a well-built house or an eloquent letter, but the limit of your imagination is bones breaking and bullets flying.” MindWellsArtistHouseImaginationPowerfulMastersLimitsBuiltAll ThingsLettersExcellenceBonesPursuitFlyingDevotionCraftsTeaBulletsChefGreat ArtGreat ArtistEloquentKung FuPresence Of MindPursuit Of Excellence Author:Scott Lynch
“The growth that an artist seeks is a fine combination of mastering craft, garnering an audience, maintaining one's mental health, and working mightily from a ever-expanding base of experience.” ArtistGrowthAudienceFineMental HealthCraftsCombinationExpandingMaintaining Book:Affirmations for Artists Source: Affirmations for Artists
“Craft' gets a bad rap. Mediocre art is not caused by craft; it is caused by artists. Good art employs whatever craft works best.” ArtArtistArt IsRapCraftsMediocrityMediocreGood Art Author:Walter Darby Bannard
“To be an artist you have to be as much a businessman to succeed, you have to spend an equal amount of time doing business as you spend doing your craft.” ArtistAmountSucceedEqualCraftsBusinessman Author:Debbie Harry
“Do not fall into the error of the artist who boasts of twenty years experience in his craft while in fact he has had only one year of experience - twenty times.” YearsFactsArtistFallExperienceTwentiesErrorsCraftsBoastYears Of Experience Author:Trevanian
“Art is craft: all art is always and essentially a work of craft: but in the true work of art, before the craft and after it, is some essential durable core of being, which is what the craft works on, and shows, and sets free. The statue in the stone. How does the artist find that, see it, before it's visible? That is a real question.” DoeArtRealShowsArtistEssentialsArt IsStonesCoreCraftsVisibleWorks Of ArtStatuesReal Questions Book:The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination Source: The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination
“If you loved everything you were writing, you would be deluding yourself or a complete and absolute narcissist. It's not about liking what you write, it's about improving with every word, little by little, exploring your craft, becoming the artist you hope to be one day. And you can only do that by working at it every day. It doesn't happen overnight, it doesn't happen over a weekend, it is a lifelong pursuit.” IfsWritingLittlesBookHappensWould BeArtistBecomingOne DayAbsolutesPursuitCraftsComicWeekendComic BookExploringImprovingLifelongNarcissist Author:Brian Michael Bendis
“I spent a lot of time, a lot of energy trying to be a better artist and I still [do]. I spend a lot of time focusing on my craft. If you're going to take your passion into something beyond just something for fun on the side, you got to spend a lot of time on it to be great, and then you've got to make smart decisions about who you collaborate with [and] where you live [to] put yourself in the right situations to meet the right people to catch those breaks.” PeopleIfsTryingStillsArtistPassionEnergyFunSidesDecisionSituationBreakSmartCraftsWhere You LiveSmart Decisions Author:John Legend
“What can one say about Michael Jackson? He is one of the world's most acclaimed entertainers, an innovative and exciting songwriter whose dancing seems to defy gravity and has been heralded by the likes of Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. His public is perhaps unaware of the extent of his dedication to his craft. Restless, seldom satisfied, he is a perfectionist who is constantly challenging himself. To many people Michael Jackson seems an elusive personality, but to those who work with him, he is not. This talented artist is a sensitive man, warm, funny, and full of insight.” PeopleMenWorldHas BeensSeemsArtistChallengesPersonalityExcitingDancingInsightWarmLikesSatisfiedCraftsSensitiveGenesGravityDedicationSongwritersRestlessInnovativeEntertainersElusivePerfectionistSensitive Man Author:Jackie Kennedy