Dead artists always bring out an older, richer crowd.

The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.

Bad artists always admire each others work.

Of all human struggles there is none so treacherous and remorseless as the struggle between the artist man and the mother woman.

A true artist will let his wife starve, his children go barefoot, his mother drudge for his living at seventy, sooner than work at anything but his art.

I don't think anyone will find it surprising, ... For better or worse, for artists - and Kate Moss is an artist in her own way - (drug use) is tolerated.