Frank Ocean Quotes

I knew I was artistic, and I wanted to do something in the arts.

I love art and I think I was destined to end up in some aspect of the arts.

I want to work in art forever.

I always wanted to be an artist, but I didn't really know how someone could make a life out it.

I originally just wanted to be an artist.

From the beginning, I always felt artistically inclined. I always knew I wanted to be an artist of some sort, even if I didn't know what an artist was. I clung to the arts. I always watched 'High School Musical' and those type of things.

I knew my focus was going to be somewhere in the arts. I've always painted. I've always sung. I didn't know when or how it was going to happen - or what it was going to be.

I came to New York to be a fine artist - that was my ambition.

One of my first dreams when I was a child was becoming a painter.

My older sister achieved her dream of being an artist. She's an illustrator living in Manhattan.

I never thought about doing anything other than making art.

I grew up wanting to be a painter and paint pictures.

Now I'm a painter. That was another opportunity I was able to pursue, I've been painting all my life, now it's become a second career because of my success in the movies.

By the time I was a teenager, I knew I wanted to be an artist. I was a born draftsman and liked all forms of art, so I just knew that's what I wanted to do.

Before I reached 10 years old, I knew I was going to be an artist.

I'm sure fame is yet to come; however, it's not my ultimate goal. I really just want to be able to tell stories, and create, and do it for a living.

The oldest of the arts and the youngest of the professions.

I always knew that I was an artist. I never expected to be able to make a living.

I really want to continue doing art. I would love to go back to doing paintings one day.

Who knew that being an artist was a glamour job?

As an artist, you have to work hard for things that you can't really hold in your hand. I work not for money but for my career, to expand myself as an artist. Every video I make, it's not making me any money; it's just because I want to expand.

I am a freelance artiste.

Me wanting to be an artist never really faded away. I knew that no matter what else I tried to pursue, my passion was always that.

After my schooling, I was not thrilled by the idea of treading the usual doctor-engineer line. I wanted to pursue something artistic, and I was good at drawing. The options before me were architecture, fashion, and interior designing.

As an artist, I've been very fortunate.