Jada Pinkett Smith Quotes

I think the frustration you can get into as a young artist is when you realize your limitations, but you want to accomplish that rather than seeing that you don't have to do everything. Just focus on your strengths.

I take this art very seriously and passionately. I love what I do. You can't help but grow. That's not to say you don't make mistakes or make bad choices, but that's part of the art. Painters paint bad paintings.

My artistry is my baby.

When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.

When I make a picture, I make love.

My focus is my art, and that's what I love to do. I have to be really passionate in order to do something. I've turned down many things that I just didn't believe in.

You always have in the back of your mind that would be cool if you get recognized. But you can't concentrate on any of those things. You've got to just keep playing and doing your music and the rest is just a bonus.

I always wanted to act and sing, but my first love was ballet.

I love the art world, I love art galleries, I love what it means - I love art.

This isn't about the money. This is just for me. I love music.

Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.

To write, you need to find what you love.

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. So as an author, I need to write what I need to write.

You have to stick to what you love, as writing is such a lonely and depressing existence... stick to what you love and someone will hear your voice.

I feel like what I owe my audience is what I'm most passionate about.

I don't think I have ever thought of myself as a movie star. I think when I was about seven, I thought it must be lovely to have an Oscar. But the more involved you are in this business, the more that pretence disappears, and you really get to see what you love about it, and what I love is working.

All I do is make music.

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

I feel that I am more aware of my artistry.

All we know how to do is write music and love God.

In the deepest hour of the night I confess to myself three things; I would die if I was forbidden to write, forbidden to love, or forbidden to fashion....love each other, and celebrate the art and lifestyle of music.

Great art can only be created out of love.

I wasn't interested in fame or fortune. I was interested in being an actor and being creative. I was very adamant about that.

In fashion, you have to have perseverance. You have to do it again and again, but it's something that comes out of my heart, and I love it.

People who aren't artists often feel that artists are inspired. But if you work at your art you don't have time to be inspired.