#Artists

"I mean really, how could an artistic individual stay grounded in the nitty-gritty of how many minutes per pound meat has to stay in the oven when trying to fathom the creative philosophy behind the greatest artistic minds of the world?"

"Many artists and scholars have pointed out that ultimately art depends on human nature."

"Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal."

"My tastes and inspirational artists were always rather eclectic and diverse."

"Maybe the bar is low, but most of the strips that are 50, 60, 70 years old that are on their second or third generation of artists, the humor is pretty bland. There are others by people that were raised on 'Family Guy' or 'South Park' that are edgier. Mine's not as edgy as those, but it's edgier than 'Beetle Bailey.'"

"What we do see depends mainly on what we look for. ... In the same field the farmer will notice the crop, the geologists the fossils, botanists the flowers, artists the colouring, sportmen the cover for the game. Though we may all look at the same things, it does not all follow that we should see them."

"Fueled by my inspiration, I ran across the room to steal the cup of coffee the bookshelf had taken prisoner. Lapping the black watery brew like a hyena, I tossed the empty cup aside. I then returned to the chair to continue my divine act of creation. Hot blood swished in my head as my mighty pen stole across the page."

"Feet on the ground, head in the clouds. That's how giants walk."

"Whatever obstacle comes your way, you gotta be prepared to jump over it! And I think that's what separates the legends from the regular artists. It's all in how you manage that success, and how you deal with the controversy when it actually comes."

"Art doesn't interest me. Only artists interest me."

"There have been many different artists that have been inspirational. I suppose the question is directed to what was the reason why I went into fantasy illustration."

"The public wants work which flatters its illusions."

"Real artists take the misery and sadness of life and translate it into art."

"Dive again and again into the river of uncertainty. Create in the dark, only then can you recognize the light."

"Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who cannot attain it in anything."

"It’s a shame how much artists have to bleed for people to enjoy their work."

"I don't believe in art. I believe in artists."

"I do not deny that I have made drawings and watercolors of an erotic nature. But they are always works of art. Are there no artists who have done erotic pictures?"