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With rare exceptions, I respond most to painting that cuts across grain rather than following it. I think the artist here can get in touch with that grain rather than simply feel its flow. And he really can't cut right across it anyway. Richard Diebenkorn
Rare Painting Think Respond Following Touch Rather Exceptions He Simply Feel Most Than Get Artist Grain Anyway Cut Cuts Really Across Right Here Flow
It may be fine for an artist to be indifferent to the reaction of the viewer to a work of art. A vigorous debate on issues is also beneficial. But the dark vision of a world without truth cannot be our future. Richard Edelman
Work Truth Future Art World Vision Dark Debate Beneficial Our Fine Indifferent Also Reaction Without Issues Artist May Cannot Viewer Vigorous
I play piano and guitar and I do write my own stuff so to a certain extent I know what I want to do in regards to music. But I'm still finding out what kind of music is my favourite kind to listen to, never mind do myself so I've got a lot of time to find out myself and develop myself as an artist. Richard Fleeshman
Music Time Myself Guitar Mind Own Out Kind Find Finding Favourite My Own Write Piano Never Develop Stuff Know Got Still Lot Artist Listen Want Regards Certain Certain Extent Play Extent
Ulrik Ottinger was the most real and experimental of all the German New Wave directors. She was probably the most out-there, too. She's a fascinating artist in that world. Richard Linklater
World Too Wave Directors New Most She Real German Artist Experimental Fascinating
I think the definition of an artist is not necessarily tied into excellence or talent; an artist is somebody who, if you took away their freedom to make art, would lose their mind. Richard Price
Art Freedom You Mind Somebody Lose Think Took Definition Would Excellence Talent Make Tied Artist Who Away Necessarily
It's interesting how people who were once fairly radical can become, later in life, kind of conservative, and not just in terms of politics - how, if you're an artist, you can start out being somewhat avant-garde and then end up doing landscapes. Richard Prince
Life Politics You People Conservative Become Radical Later Once Out Kind Somewhat Terms Fairly How Doing Were End Up Artist Just Being Interesting Avant-Garde Then Landscapes Who Start
I don't believe that a writer does something wonderful spontaneously. I believe it's the result of years of living, of study, reading, his very personality and temperament. At one particular moment, all these come together and the artist 'expresses' himself. Richard Rodgers
Together Wonderful Personality Result Reading Believe Living Temperament Something Writer Study Particular Come Spontaneously Himself Does His Years Very Artist Moment Expresses
What makes 'Maybach Music V' so special was, of course, I put the album out celebrating my daughter's birthday as well, and DeJ Loaf is her favorite artist. So 'Maybach Music V,' I wanted a real airy type of feel. Just a real slow vibe to it that's also going to surprise my daughter. So that's real special. Rick Ross
Music Birthday Slow Daughter Type Favorite Out Put Feel Also Well Course Makes Real Surprise Celebrating Artist Going Vibe Just Wanted Special Her Album Loaf
With me being an artist that took over a decade to get on, there's so many different things that I have in common with artists that's struggling to get on. Rick Ross
Me Took Struggling Over Decade Get Artist So Many Different Things Artists Common Being Different Many Different Things Things
If you're a battle rapper on the block, the emcee battle challenger, not writing your rhymes could really hurt you. When you're an artist where maybe the focus is really the talent and the different things you bring to the game, I believe it's more understandable. Rick Ross
You Game Hurt Battle Writing Rapper Focus Believe Emcee More Could Talent Understandable Block Artist Maybe Where Different Rhymes Really Your Different Things Challenger Things Bring
I respect the Grammys, being a writer. But me being an artist representing hip hop? No. Rick Ross
Me Respect Hop Writer Hip Hip-Hop Artist Representing Being Grammys
Everything I do, whether it's producing or signing an artist, always starts with the songs. When I'm listening, I'm looking for a balance that you could see in anything. Whether it's a great painting or a building or a sunset. Rick Rubin
Great You Sunset Balance Listening Looking Building Painting Starts Everything Signing See Could Songs Always Artist Anything Whether Producing
I don't know what makes someone hip. The goal is artist achievement and the best work we can do with no limitation. Rick Rubin
Work Best Achievement Best Work Someone Know Limitation Makes Hip Goal Artist
They shaved my head, eyebrows. This is not a sci-fi picture. It's not a fantasy picture. You're dealing with something that's supposed to be in reality. But we had a genius makeup artist. Rick Yune
You Reality Genius Picture Eyebrows Something Had Head Supposed Shaved Sci-Fi Dealing Makeup Artist Fantasy
As an artist, you want as many people as possible to see your work with no interference. And usually, I've gone onto fringe channels: BBC Two, HBO, Channel 4. Ricky Gervais
Work You People Gone Channel Channels Possible See Onto Fringe Artist Want Interference Your Many Two
When I was 9 years old, I really wanted to be in the show business. I really wanted to be an artist. I would grab a wooden spoon and I would start singing, even if it was for my uncles and my aunts. And I would just sing any lah-lah song. Ricky Martin
Business Song Old Singing Would Uncles Sing Spoon Years Aunts Grab Any Artist Just Wooden Wanted Really Show Show Business Even Start
I would love to do Broadway the rest of my life! Because it's challenging, because it makes me grow as an actor, as an entertainer, as an artist, and that's what I need; that's what I'm hooked on. Ricky Martin
Life Love Me Rest My Life Broadway Hooked Entertainer Would Because Makes Artist Grow Actor Challenging Need
I watch artists say they wrote all these songs and don't mention anybody else who was involved, and that's fine. I don't expect an artist to give me credit. I know that they're gonna take the credit for everything. But, it's my job to give myself that exposure and not make excuses, not grow bitter. Rico Love
Myself Me Job Else Everything Say Bitter Fine Give Give Me Mention Take Songs Excuses Know Involved Wrote Make Expect Artist Artists Anybody Anybody Else Gonna Who Exposure Grow Credit Watch
When you're an artist, you can only do your own stuff. Even if you only write for other people, you're really more focused on yourself. So while everybody's out touring, I'm working on records. Rico Love
You Yourself People Own Other Everybody Focused Out More Only Records Write Touring Stuff Artist While Really Working Your Even
You can tell an honest artist from one who's just given all their songs. Rita Ora
You Tell Given Songs Artist Just Honest
In this industry, all the heads of labels are men, but every artist has to prove themselves, regardless of their sex. I have always been very vocal about the women sticking together. Rita Ora
Together Women Sex Men Every About Vocal Heads Industry Sticking Always Prove Been Labels Very Artist Regardless Themselves
When you're starting out, you basically have all these assumptions about what it means to be an artist or how to be a rock star. It took me years, through trial and error, to figure out what does work for me. So much of it is counter to the myth of the rock-star life. Rivers Cuomo
Life Work Me You Myth Assumptions Took Trial Trial And Error Out About Through Counter Does Rock How Rock Star Years Error Artist Much Means Figure Star Basically Starting
Over the years, I've realized that I have as much in common with the performance artist, the standup comedian, the screenwriter, as I do with the theologian. I'm in an odd world where I make things and share them with people. Rob Bell
People World Share Performance Over Comedian Make Odd Years Artist Common Where Screenwriter Them Realized Much Theologian Standup Things
When I was a young artist, and I would go look at other artists' career retrospectives, and I was often disappointed with the lack of story line... What was missing to me was the story of where the artist came from and how they got to where they were. Robert Gober
Me Young Other Would Disappointed Missing Look Got How Came Go Line Were Artist Lack Often Artists Where Young Artist Story Career
One of my great frustrations for 35 years at the paper was the fact I couldn't play a record for the reader when I was writing about an artist. How can you describe the beauty of Emmylou Harris' voice without hearing it, the sensual lilt of a Duane Allman guitar solo without actually hearing it, or the growl of Johnny Rotten without hearing it? Robert Hilburn
Great You Writing Guitar Beauty Harris Paper Solo Record About Johnny Voice Fact Reader Without How Years Hearing Artist Frustrations Sensual Describe Rotten Play Actually
I learned how difficult it is to be an artist. There are always compromises. The record company wants you to do this, your fans want you to do this, your family - you can't concentrate on your work. Robert Hilburn
Work Family You Fans Difficult Record Record Company Compromises Concentrate Learned Always How Artist Want Wants Your Company
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