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"I only really started to go to plays and to be interested in drama 20 years ago when as an artist I was already well-rounded. I think I'm more disciplined today."

"I only really started to go to plays and to be interested in drama 20 years ago when as an artist I was already well-rounded. I think I'm more disciplined today."

Pete Townshend, British Musician

Artist, Drama, Today, Years

13

"Within two weeks of working with her, I realized how good she was for the role because she was absolutely with it and she has got terrific instincts, I think, as an artist, too."

"Within two weeks of working with her, I realized how good she was for the role because she was absolutely with it and she has got terrific instincts, I think, as an artist, too."

Albert Finney, British Actor

13

"Being an artist doesn't mean that you're a good artist. That was the bargain I first made with myself: I'd say, I'm an artist, but I'm not really very good."

"Being an artist doesn't mean that you're a good artist. That was the bargain I first made with myself: I'd say, I'm an artist, but I'm not really very good."

Paul Simon, American Musician

Artist, Bargain, Being, First

13

"The copyright bargain: a balance between protection for the artist and rights for the consumer."

"The copyright bargain: a balance between protection for the artist and rights for the consumer."

Robin Gross, American Lawyer

Artist, Balance, Rights, Protection

13

"When I accept a role, I feel that as an artist I have to submit completely to the tutelage of my director. And while I expect to be heard and encouraged and honored, at the end of the day, man, it's the way the director wants it."

"When I accept a role, I feel that as an artist I have to submit completely to the tutelage of my director. And while I expect to be heard and encouraged and honored, at the end of the day, man, it's the way the director wants it."

Ashley Judd, American Actress

Artist, Day, End, Man

13

"Gospel artists are messengers; they are vessels of a message."

"Gospel artists are messengers; they are vessels of a message."

Boris Kodjoe, Austrian Actor

Artist, Artists

13

"There was never any effort made out there to improve the artist."

"There was never any effort made out there to improve the artist."

Jackie Cooper, American Actor

13

"I commissioned this artist to make these silver tomahawks by hand. Larry Sellers, who plays Cloud Dancing on the show, blessed and cleansed them and all."

"I commissioned this artist to make these silver tomahawks by hand. Larry Sellers, who plays Cloud Dancing on the show, blessed and cleansed them and all."

Joe Lando, American Actor

Artist, Dancing

13

"I made it easier for many artists to play in certain areas."

"I made it easier for many artists to play in certain areas."

Norman Granz, American Musician

Artist, Artists, Play

13

"As an artist I'd choose the thing that's beautiful more than the one that's true."

"As an artist I'd choose the thing that's beautiful more than the one that's true."

Laurie Anderson, American Musician

13

"I was lucky enough to first meet Elvis at his house in Bel Air and he used to invite different artists, singers and musicians, to come and jam with him at his house."

"I was lucky enough to first meet Elvis at his house in Bel Air and he used to invite different artists, singers and musicians, to come and jam with him at his house."

Jackie DeShannon, American Musician

Artist, Artists, First, Musicians

12

"The industry is a menace to artists."

"The industry is a menace to artists."

Nikki Sixx, American Musician

Artist, Artists

12

"As an artist, you don't think about the parabola or the arc you're describing or where you're going to ultimately end up, you're just kind of crawling around, seeing what's out there."

"As an artist, you don't think about the parabola or the arc you're describing or where you're going to ultimately end up, you're just kind of crawling around, seeing what's out there."

Michael Nesmith, American Musician

12

"No matter what as an artist that's always what you want to do, you want to connect to the audience, you want to be able to send whatever message it is that you're singing about, you want to be able to convey that - and not make them feel - you want them to feel it, you want them to feel what you feel."

"No matter what as an artist that's always what you want to do, you want to connect to the audience, you want to be able to send whatever message it is that you're singing about, you want to be able to convey that - and not make them feel - you want them to feel it, you want them to feel what you feel."

Naima Adedapo, American Musician

Artist, Singing, Want

12

"I've been compared to hundreds of artists, which just goes to show you that I'm not any one thing at all."

"I've been compared to hundreds of artists, which just goes to show you that I'm not any one thing at all."

Lenny Kravitz, American Musician

Artist, Artists

12

"Since I was the solo artist as well as the writer for the songs, I figured I had enough credits on it already."

"Since I was the solo artist as well as the writer for the songs, I figured I had enough credits on it already."

Cy Coleman, American Composer

Artist, Songs, Writer

12

"I try to keep my ear to the streets without sacrificing who I am as an artist. If a song needs a drum machine I'll use a drum machine. If it needs a drummer, I'll use a real drummer."

"I try to keep my ear to the streets without sacrificing who I am as an artist. If a song needs a drum machine I'll use a drum machine. If it needs a drummer, I'll use a real drummer."

Teena Marie, American Musician

Artist, Machine, Needs, Song

12

"It is frequently the tragedy of the great artist, as it is of the great scientist, that he frightens the ordinary man."

"It is frequently the tragedy of the great artist, as it is of the great scientist, that he frightens the ordinary man."

Loren Eiseley, American Scientist

Artist, Man, Tragedy

12

"The most aggressive artists often hide their romantic side."

"The most aggressive artists often hide their romantic side."

Don Johnson, American Actor

Artist, Artists, Romantic

12

"Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist."

"Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist."

Franz Liszt, Hungarian Composer

Artist, Destiny

12

"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."

"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."

Patti Smith, American Musician

Artist, Duty, Sense

12

"I have enjoyed all the artists I've worked with."

"I have enjoyed all the artists I've worked with."

Adrian Belew, American Musician

Artist, Artists

12

"Once you're a Motown artist, that's your stigmatism, and I was there from the very first day."

"Once you're a Motown artist, that's your stigmatism, and I was there from the very first day."

Smokey Robinson, American Musician

Artist, Day, First

12

"I believed in myself, and I've always worked very, very hard as an artist, and I am an artist in every sense of the word."

"I believed in myself, and I've always worked very, very hard as an artist, and I am an artist in every sense of the word."

Erykah Badu, American Musician

Artist, Sense, Word

12

"Every photo shoot, I'm always asking the makeup artist what they're using on me, and I'll go out and get it."

"Every photo shoot, I'm always asking the makeup artist what they're using on me, and I'll go out and get it."

Denise Richards, American Actress

12

"Part of being an artist is being willing to be shocked, being willing to be surprised, being willing to be hurt."

"Part of being an artist is being willing to be shocked, being willing to be surprised, being willing to be hurt."

Holly Near, American Musician

Artist, Being, Hurt

12

"As an artist, program directors always want to put you in a little box."

"As an artist, program directors always want to put you in a little box."

Angie Stone, American Musician

12

"I've come to understand my role. On some level, I provide the context for them to shine. I also know my role is the steward of the songs, and the center point, the artist that the stuff all revolves around. But I really try to honor that."

"I've come to understand my role. On some level, I provide the context for them to shine. I also know my role is the steward of the songs, and the center point, the artist that the stuff all revolves around. But I really try to honor that."

Kathy Mattea, American Musician

Artist, Honor, Songs

12

"Admittedly, it is really our duty, as artists, to hold up a mirror to our own era; but, on the other hand, these works have lives of their own, and they're still alive today."

"Admittedly, it is really our duty, as artists, to hold up a mirror to our own era; but, on the other hand, these works have lives of their own, and they're still alive today."

Dietrich Fischer Dieskau, German Musician

Artist, Artists, Duty, Today

12

"I'm an artist and I can draw very well. I'm amazed that everybody can't draw well because I can do it so effortlessly."

"I'm an artist and I can draw very well. I'm amazed that everybody can't draw well because I can do it so effortlessly."

Jerry Lawler, American Entertainer

12

"Folk rock was my real roots. I did a few gigs as a folk artist, in the style of Fairport Convention."

"Folk rock was my real roots. I did a few gigs as a folk artist, in the style of Fairport Convention."

Alan Parsons, British Musician

Artist, Folk, Style

12

"The most difficult thing in the world is to reveal yourself, to express what you have to. As an artist, I feel that we must try many things - but above all we must dare to fail. You must be willing to risk everything to really express it all."

"The most difficult thing in the world is to reveal yourself, to express what you have to. As an artist, I feel that we must try many things - but above all we must dare to fail. You must be willing to risk everything to really express it all."

John Cassavetes, American Actor

Artist, Risk, World

12

"I discovered that it was a lonely world being a solo artist. Then I started working with another solo artist, Rod Stewart, and he used to tell me how lonely he was!"

"I discovered that it was a lonely world being a solo artist. Then I started working with another solo artist, Rod Stewart, and he used to tell me how lonely he was!"

Andy Taylor, British Musician

Artist, Being, Lonely, World

12

"Coming from Britain, I was terrified of meeting all these other artists, because artists over there tend to fight with each other a lot, the premise being that there's not enough room for everybody."

"Coming from Britain, I was terrified of meeting all these other artists, because artists over there tend to fight with each other a lot, the premise being that there's not enough room for everybody."

Thom Yorke, English Musician

Artist, Artists, Being, Fight, Meeting

12

"Derek Trucks is a real good new artist. He's a young guy."

"Derek Trucks is a real good new artist. He's a young guy."

Johnny Winter, American Musician

11

"I've never been able to say I've been influenced by a list of artists I like because I like thousands and thousands and I've been influenced in some way by all of them."

"I've never been able to say I've been influenced by a list of artists I like because I like thousands and thousands and I've been influenced in some way by all of them."

Jack Nicholson, American Actor

Artist, Artists

11

"A producer should only be there to enable an artist to be himself."

"A producer should only be there to enable an artist to be himself."

Kip Winger, American Musician

11

"Most artists I run into aren't that thrilled with what they do anyway. They are glad to have different versions out there to see which one the audience likes the best."

"Most artists I run into aren't that thrilled with what they do anyway. They are glad to have different versions out there to see which one the audience likes the best."

Wayne Coyne, American Musician

Artist, Artists

11

"I just feel passionately about a few things and particularly about helping artists get off the ground."

"I just feel passionately about a few things and particularly about helping artists get off the ground."

Jane Badler, American Actress

Artist, Artists

11

"My favorite artists have always been Elvis and The Beatles and they still are!"

"My favorite artists have always been Elvis and The Beatles and they still are!"

Johnny Ramone, American Musician

Artist, Artists, Favorite

11

"In Europe, architects consider themselves artists. They think they're special when they win a competition."

"In Europe, architects consider themselves artists. They think they're special when they win a competition."

Helmut Jahn, German Architect

Artist, Artists, Competition, Europe

11

"Most artists come in and out of the country, they stay may be 2 weeks - or a month max and then they leave."

"Most artists come in and out of the country, they stay may be 2 weeks - or a month max and then they leave."

Edwin Starr, American Musician

Artist, Artists, Country, May

11

"I'm having fun just being a musician as well as an artist at this point."

"I'm having fun just being a musician as well as an artist at this point."

Peabo Bryson, American Musician

Artist, Being, Fun

11

"You're going to be entertained. But when you finish hearing me singing, you're going to want to keep going, and you're going to keep believing and that's the kind of artist I am."

"You're going to be entertained. But when you finish hearing me singing, you're going to want to keep going, and you're going to keep believing and that's the kind of artist I am."

Jacob Lusk, American Musician

Artist, Hearing, Singing, Want

11

"To the extent that '60s guys own things, yes... but I don't have the publishing, just like most '60s guys, and that was an error, you know... part ownership in publishing was the kind of era that started a little bit later, when real businessmen started to manage artists."

"To the extent that '60s guys own things, yes... but I don't have the publishing, just like most '60s guys, and that was an error, you know... part ownership in publishing was the kind of era that started a little bit later, when real businessmen started to manage artists."

John Sebastian, American Musician

Artist, Artists, Error, Ownership, Publishing

11

"The main reason he wanted to be a recording artist was because it gives you much more freedom in your writing. You only have to please the artist and the artist is you so you can be more daring and experimental."

"The main reason he wanted to be a recording artist was because it gives you much more freedom in your writing. You only have to please the artist and the artist is you so you can be more daring and experimental."

Cynthia Weil, American Musician

Artist, Freedom, Reason, Writing

11

"My sisters were going out with artists and poets, and eventually it was the creative world which attracted me."

"My sisters were going out with artists and poets, and eventually it was the creative world which attracted me."

Luc Ferrari, French Composer

Artist, Artists, Poets, Sisters, World

11

"I've been called many names like perfectionist, difficult and obsessive. I think it takes obsession, takes searching for the details for any artist to be good."

"I've been called many names like perfectionist, difficult and obsessive. I think it takes obsession, takes searching for the details for any artist to be good."

Barbra Streisand, American Actress

Artist, Names, Obsession

11

"I don't think I'm in any position to call myself a martial artist. I'm a student of the martial arts."

"I don't think I'm in any position to call myself a martial artist. I'm a student of the martial arts."

Lou Reed, American Musician

11

"I'm an artist and that means I can be as egotistical as I want to be."

"I'm an artist and that means I can be as egotistical as I want to be."

Lou Reed, American Musician

11

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