May Sarton Quotes

People forget that, as artists, you are constantly looking to evolve and grow.

An artist has got to be careful never really to arrive at a place where he thinks he's AT somewhere. You always have to realize that you're constantly in a state of becoming. And, as long as you can stay in that realm you'll sort of be alright.

I always want to be growing in my craft. Any artist should - whether you paint, whether you do music or film - always grow and study.

I am capable of much more. I guess every artist feels that way. If you are satisfied, you begin to stagnate. I want to grow as an actress every day. There are so many things you can learn, and you can improve upon your skills and abilities every day.

As an artist, I think it's important to always keep growing, and I definitely want to keep challenging myself.

My growth as an artist and a person has been so slow and gradual, it's hard to make a story out of it.

That's the most important thing for me is just figuring out how and if I'm growing as an artist.

I'm constantly progressing. My style is changing every day.

When you put a seed in the ground, it doesn't stop growing after eight hours. It keeps going every minute that it's in the earth. We, too, need to keep growing every moment of every day that we are on this earth.

An artist has got to be constantly in a state of becoming.

You can't always do that which you can do in your sleep. That doesn't fulfill an artist. You're looking for places where you can grow, in some way, whether it's a large way or a small way. I want to grow as an artist, as a person and as a woman. I want to enjoy myself and my life and the company that I'm keeping. I want to bring something to the table that's different than anything else would bring, but that has its place and value, and then keep moving.

I think the biggest thing that motivates me when I'm choosing a part is a role that will help me continue to grow as a person and as an artist, and a role that will deepen my understanding of humanity, and my connection to it.

I'm constantly learning as a songwriter, so naturally that makes you grow as an artist. But I also think the more time I spend in music the more time I feel I understand it; or at least I understand where I stand amongst the industry and my identity within it all.

An artist or writer always has to move forward. All the time you're trying to improve yourself, or at least look at ways to improve things or make things better. I'm not really one to harp on previous records. I'm always looking forward to what I'm doing now, and what's ahead.

An artist is always in the state of becoming.

Unlearning is the choice, conscious or unconscious, of any real artist. And it is the true sign of maturity.

I think you can refine what you do, and become more consistent. And you write better songs that have a better shape and a better feeling. You evolve into and out of things, and go through stages, but, ultimately, you do improve.

I want to keep - this seems so corny - I want to keep growing as an artist.

I don't want to compare myself to Picasso, but he had four or five periods in his life. Any good artist grows and changes and matures.

I think that our fundamental belief is that for us growth is a way of life and we have to grow at all times.

The day you think there is no improvements to be made is a sad one for any player.

Every movie I make teaches me something. That's why I keep making them.

I think that as an artist, the more that you can do to diversify, and kind of challenge yourself, the more you grow.

For me, making music is a continuous learning experience, and I think that it feeds itself.

Hopefully with each thing that you do you're learning something, you're growing, and you're pushing yourself a little harder in some way or another. So I think you'd be in real trouble if each new thing that you create didn't feel like 'Oh, wow. I feel like I'm doing something a little different this time.'