“An artist's career always begins tomorrow.” — James Whistler Quote

An artist's career always begins tomorrow.

You should not say it is not good. You should say you do not like it; and then, you know, you're perfectly safe.

If other people are going to talk, conversation becomes impossible.

An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.

I maintain that two and two would continue to make four, in spite of the whine of the amateur for three, or the cry of the critic for five.

Show me a Scorsese film, and I'll show you a movie where he's taken risks. It's just his nature. He's an artist, and artists take risks. He always does what he believes in.

Just as the bird sings or the butterfly soars, because it is his natural characteristic, so the artist works.

Nothing irritates me more than going to see an artist and paying all this money and then have them rant about very specific political opinions.

I felt like my Ellenberger fight, I think I fought a really good fight. I was technically on-point, I was sharp, and watching the fight I wasn't disappointed. But I didn't have fun at the end of the day, and that's what I do this for. I want to express myself when I'm up there, like an artist painting a picture.