Henri Matisse Quotes

I love painting so much that nothing else matters.

I once asked a distinguished artist what place he gave to labor in art. "Labor," he in effect said, "is the beginning, the middle, and the end of art." Turning then to another--"And you," I inquired, "what do you consider as the great force in art?" "Love," he replied. In their two answers I found but one truth.

The practice of any art demands more than 'mere savoir faire'. One must not only be in love with what one does, one must also know how to make love. In love self is obliterated. Only the beloved counts.

Music is my passion - it's what I love and it's in my blood. You can never take me away from my work.

Art is a jealous mistress.

Art, like love, excludes all competition and absorbs the man.

Obsession is beautiful. It's what makes art.

If you do not love what you do, if you are not appropriately grateful for the chance to create something magical each time you sit down at the computer or with a pencil and paper in hand, somewhere along the way your writing will betray you.

You can't be a creative person and not fall in love with everything. Every movie I've made there's a complicated, twisted love affair with.

There's only one reason for my whole life, and that's art. Nothing else counts; nothing else gives me pleasure; nothing else gives me satisfaction.

If you love something - and there are things that I love - you do want more and more and more of it, but that's not the way to produce good work.

I'm doing what I do for the right reasons. I love the music that I make.

For his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every art.

When one loves one's Art no service seems too hard.

I rarely drink, I don't smoke, so my vice is probably creating. I'm addicted to creating. And women.

The passion for art is, as for believers, very religious. It unites people, its message is of common humanity. Art has become my religion - others pray in church. It's a banality, but you don't possess art, it possesses you. It's like falling in love.

You are only an actor if you absolutely love it and can not do anything else. Starving for your art is great in your 20s, but it's not so great at 35. It has to be absolute love. You can't worry about being a movie star or anything else. Just love. That's it.

One's art goes as far and as deep as one's love goes.

Any musician who can stop may be a musician, but they're no artist. If it's in your blood, it can't stop flowing.

I have a passion for the music - not because of I wanna be in the lights or the money, but it's because it's my life. It's my heart.

An artist's love for what they create is what creates love.

My only passion is music.

I'm a bit of a strange human being - I love to work. I love art. I love self-expression.

My artistry is my baby.

The actor in me can never die. It's my first love and first dream. That's what keep me going.