“A successful artist is inspired by his muse, and his muse is inspired by the payment of a commission.” ArtistSuccessfulInspiredMusePaymentSuccessful Artists Author:Robert Breault
“One does not have to be a philosopher to be a successful artist, but he does have to be an artist to be a successful philosopher. His nature is to view the world in an unpredictable albeit useful light.” WorldDoeLightArtistViewsSuccessfulPhilosopherUnpredictableSuccessful Artists Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy
“What an artist does, is fail. Any reading of the literature, (I mean the literature of artistic creation), however summary, will persuade you instantly that the paradigmatic artistic experience is that of failure. The actualization fails to meet, equal, the intuition. There is something "out there" which cannot be brought "here". This is standard. I don't mean bad artists, I mean good artists. There is no such thing as a "successful artist" (except, of course, in worldly terms).” MeanDoeArtArtistCoursesReadingLiteratureTermSuccessfulFailingCreationEqualStandardsIntuitionArtisticWorldlyGood ArtSummaryGood ArtistActualizationArtistic CreationSuccessful Artists Author:Donald Barthelme
“Success for an artist is completed work. Very successful artists complete a lot of work. It's that simple.” ArtistSimpleSuccessfulWorking ItSuccessful ArtistsCompleted Work Author:Paul Russo
“The art of compromise centers on the willingness to give up something in order to get something else in return. Successful artists get more than they give up.” GivingArtArtistOrderSuccessfulReturnGiving UpCompromiseWillingnessSuccessful Artists Book:The Art and Science of Negotiation Source: The Art and Science of Negotiation
“Every successful artist comes from a family - parents or siblings or both - who, although equally gifted, chose not to pursue the treacherous and difficult path of the artist.” ArtistParentDifficultPathSuccessfulPursueGiftedSiblingTreacherousSuccessful Artists Author:Chris Abani
“A successful artist of any kind has to work so hard that she is justified in refusing to lay down her sceptre until she is placed on the bier.” KindHardArtistSuccessfulLaysJustifiedSuccessful Artists Author:Edith Evans
“I've had far more success than I ever expected. But I do think that a lot of successful artists have an aim to be successful, even if they don't outwardly sound like it. I never really expected success.” IfsThinkingArtistSoundSuccessfulAimExpectedBeing SuccessfulSuccessful Artists Author:Jim Shaw
“The one thing I've learned in the last ten years is that successful artists don't get paid to write and sing songs, they get paid for the psychological roller coaster they're going to have to ride. That's the hard work.” WritingYearsHardLastsArtistSongSuccessfulOne ThingHard WorkTenPaidPsychologicalI've LearnedRoller CoasterCoastersThings I've LearnedSuccessful Artists Author:Enrique Iglesias