If you love everything you do, you will probably end up with mediocre work. I think dissatisfaction with the state of things does propel creative people forward.Collection: Thinking
Most artists probably feel lonely or set apart in childhood. But they grow up and find people who share their interests.Collection: Lonely
When you look at a work of art, you don't see a cover for something else; you see revelation. If you're an artist, art is the truest expression of yourself. Even if you're painting a life you don't have.Collection: Art
Art never lies, I believe.Collection: Art
The pleasure that attaches to the artistic life comes in imagining what we might do as opposed to acknowledging what we have done.Collection: Done
If I were writing about Picasso and pointed out that he painted women because he was interested in the female form, that would seem like an obvious point. I don't know why people revolt when I point out that Rockwell painted the male figure and was interested in it.Collection: Writing
When you feel your book is the height of irrelevance you can return to the excitement of the daily news.Collection: Book