Russell Smith Quotes

I think that, as artists, all we can do is be who we are. I think that if we do that, then we're automatically not anyone else.

Everyone has their own sound, and if you're heard enough, folks will come to recognize it. Style however, is a different thing. Try to express your own ideas. It's much more difficult to do, but the rewards are there if you're good enough to pull it off.

I am my own audience. I always picture me and my mates and think, 'What would we enjoy listening to?'

The individual - man as a man, man as a brain, if you like - interests me more than what he makes because I've noticed that most artists only repeat themselves.

It does not matter how badly you paint so long as you don't paint badly like other people.

I think everyone has the potential to be creative, but they have to find the avenue or avenues that work for them.

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.

To be a true artist, I have to be true to who I am now and write that way.

I really don't think of my work in terms of a genre. I think of it in terms of what I want to say, what I think is cool, and what I'm good at.

The whole point in developing your own style is to find your own voice.

If you're trying to please everyone, then you're not going to make anything that is honestly yours, I don't think, in the long run.

If you are a creative person, you try to create things that are an extension of yourself.

Every art expression is rooted fundamentally in the personality and temperament of the artist.

My shaven head is my way of saying 'I wont take no for an answer,' it is my way of saying 'I believe in my creativity and artistry.'

I think theatricality is just one way of performing. I don't think it's a better way or the way, but it's my way.

In school, I learned about artists and how they were free to express themselves. I was allergic to conformity, and the lifestyle attracted me. I wanted to express myself in a way that slammed people up against the wall.

Every man is an artist.

I don't want to look exactly the same in everything I do. And if I'm not identifiable, then that can be a blessing or a curse. But I'm fine with it. Because at the end of the day, I'm still working, and I'm enjoying what I do.

I think this, I think basically I'm not interested in people following my work or making work like my work.

I've never tried to be anything but me. Even with Slipknot, where it can almost feel like a roll sometimes, it's still a part of who I am. It's a very strong and passionate part of who I am, and I'm lucky enough to have an audience that is really open to what I do.

To me, what makes an artist is a unique personality that they're not afraid to let show.

Artists are traditionally resistant to labels.

If anything can be art, then anyone can be an artist.

I just tried to be an artist in my own metier.

All artists are equal when they are themselves.