Anchee Min Quotes

My imagination can picture no fairer happiness than to continue living for art.

I always feel like it is a privilege to be able to be an artist and to be able to exhibit my work all over the world.

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.

Making art has never been a mystery to me. It's never been something that's very difficult.

When you are older, you realise that everything else is just nothing compared to painting and drawing.

I don't like to say I have given my life to art. I prefer to say art has given me my life.

As an artist, you find at different times you want to do different things.

When I'm working, on stage, entertaining people, or watching someone do something amazing, it inspires me to be the best artist that I can be. I enjoy being around art - whether it be a museum, a Broadway show - or even writing a poem. Those are things that make me feel alive and inspire me.

Arts is like the power of now. When you're performing, when you're playing, when you're sculpting, painting, it's that moment. I'm in the moment of my life, and that's what I love to do.

Music has always been a part of me and art in general. I love visual art as well.

Anything that had to do with art I been doing all my life. It was a gift. It's nothing I work real hard at doing.

In a lot of the art world, you have to present yourself as you know what you're doing at a young age. Music gave me another outlet. The 'no wave' bands were such an inspiration; it felt so free - once you start doing it, it's hard to stop. But I can't get away from art. It comes back around. I wouldn't be true to myself if I didn't pursue it.

The only thing in life that really gives me any peace is just being lost in the process of creating something, whether it's the film or painting and drawing, which has been a big part of my life, for a long time.

I get to sing and act and write and create and produce for a living and share art with people, and I feel like a piece of that is in honor of those who came before me.

I also paint and enjoy acrylic medium; some of my close friends have paintings I did for them.

If I had a place with a studio where I could paint I'd be happy.

If I'm away from painting for a week, I get bored.

I was attracted to a lot of different art forms - dancing, painting. But there's something about music that people hold so close. It's such a powerful art form, and that's why I live for it.

I have had an interest in art since childhood. I loved to draw as a child and still do.

I hope I will be able to paint as long as I live.

I need art around me always.

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

I'm focused on creating art and whichever outlet it can get out in.

Art was - and is - my biggest outlet. I'd probably die if I didn't do it.

What is important is satiating my creativity as an artiste.