Jacques Barzun Quotes

I like men who paint or write or do something creative.

When I land in a country and they ask for 'occupation,' I always just put 'artist.' I think that covers all of it.

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.

I do believe everyone on this earth is an artist - some people more than others. But I do believe we are all artists in a certain way. We all have unique abilities. There are people who are meant to make it their life, and that is a different kind of person who would choose to be on that path.

There is a general knowledge that I am multi-dimensional, that when you are creative you do a lot of things.

By the time I was a teenager, I knew I wanted to be an artist. I was a born draftsman and liked all forms of art, so I just knew that's what I wanted to do.

I've been painting and making things since I was little.

I think you always, as an artist, feel like you would like to be more and more specific about your intent and your interests.

I would like to be known as an 'artist'. Whether that be music, acting, sketching, cooking, whatever. I'm interested in all of those things.

The early expression of my youth was filled with all the aspects of art.

I think it's really important for actors to have another creative outlet, or for anyone, really.

I guess as a kid, I was always creative, and I was involved in music, like piano and violin and choir, so I always knew - I always knew that I wanted to do something that would allow me to be who I am. Generally, that was creatively, imaginatively.

I like to have a lot of different creative outlets.

My whole life has been singing and painting. I just do those two things.

I'm a creative person. I love to write, I love to act, I love to perform, I love to create things with my hands, so I do all of these things that are kind of like hobbies in a way. They're things that I love, so it's not like a work-life balance; it's just a work-life marriage.

I think when you come from a house full of artists, everyone's got their niche.

My personality is more the personality of a painter.

I know how difficult it is to make a career in the arts, but even if you don't make a career of it, don't lose it as a hobby. Artists often end up in jobs that have nothing to do with their art. But that side needs to be fulfilled - don't give it up.

I grew up as this little Catholic girl who just wanted to make beautiful things. I expressed myself with paint.

An artist is a person who has invented an artist.

Artists are better at finding a way to kill their time.

Writing is my profession. Photography is my hobby.

I'm inspired by nature. Other artist's work is important for developing my perception.

Why do people want to know exactly who I am? Am I a poet? Am I this or that? I've always made people wary. First they called me a rock poet. Then I was a poet that dabbled in rock. Then I was a rock person who dabbled in art.

Photography, painting or poetry - those are just extensions of me, how I perceive things; they are my way of communicating.