Artistic Job Quotes

Now, when I came on to Washington to begin my job, I was so interested in photography at that time that I really would have preferred to work with Stryker than with my department, which was more artistic if you wish.

To me, it's our job as artists. You must bring joy.

The artist's job, I think, is to be a conduit for mystery. To intuit it, and recognize that the story-germ has some inherent mystery in it, and sort of midwife that mystery into the story in such a way that it isn't damaged in the process, and may even get heightened or refined.

I'm glad to say I'm experiencing more of a conversation in my artistic workforce world than I ever have before. But it's a job, as an artist, to reflect the world we live in; that's our job.

I think we listen to music because we want to be changed. Music is not solely for our entertainment. Music has such tremendous power to bring joy. To me, that's our job as artists. Not happiness, not a groove, whatever. You must bring joy. I think that's the assignment. I have no doubt about it.

Even though my work is whimsical. I have a very serious job. I cry more than I laugh.

I feel that as artists - whatever your medium is - I feel that we're watching what goes on around us and we take what we don't see, or we don't hear, or we don't feel and we do something that speaks of it; more about it, for it, or against it - whatever our perspective is - that's what our job is.

I'd like to someday see myself married to my true love and starting a big family, and at the same time still having an artistic job.

I always thought being an artist was a lazy job. I was wrong.

Why do people think artists are special? It's just another job.

You get to have some bigger comedic moments with some very real dramatic stuff. All that in one makes for a fulfilling artistic job.

It's a great place to be as an artist: if you confuse your label, you're doing your job.

Part of your job as an artist is to push yourself and make sure your creative juices are flowing.

It's very important that an artist's job is to be a great artist.

Who knew that being an artist was a glamour job?

I need to go where I'm not comfortable. I think that's the artist's job.