Top 1200 Trapeze Artists Quotes & Sayings - Page 2

I thought actors were artists and that artists had to be European.

As long as artists can make something, artists will continue to survive.

It's not curators, it's not critics, it's not the public, it's not collectors who find great artists - it's other artists.

If music is to continue to support the livelihoods of artists, it cannot be taken without the permission of artists.

What I've learnt about artists over the years is, artists are usually the opposite to their music.

My tiny baby blossoming art collection is comprised of works by artists I have either assisted or been mentored by, artists I am friends with, or artists I have traded with. As much as I want to and aspire to acquire works from established artists, I love acquiring works from my contemporaries in order to participate in this moment in time. The advice I would give is know what you like, take your time, and invest in things you feel connected to, as opposed to buying something because it seems cool or "of-the-moment."

Artists... do not need the applause or condemnation of the critics, the ideas of other artists, or the demands of the collectors.

Sometimes, you run into trouble as an actor when you're not working with someone who is collaborative or doesn't bring themselves to the piece, and you sort of have to start worrying about yourself and protecting what works for you in the scene. I never had to do that in this movie because it was sort of this trapeze act.

Artists are the antennae of the race, but the bullet-headed many will never learn to trust the great artists.

You get to a point where you really can't manage more artists, because representing artists takes a lot of time.

Artists are often excellent businessmen. They have to be. Otherwise they do not remain artists.

People are very uncomfortable when you call actors artists because there are a lot of actors out there that aren't artists - there are a lot of actors that are hired for very specific reasons that are shallow and have to do with sexual currency and what the industry thinks sells. Real actors are artists, they're expressionists.

When I was 17, I met many artists, and it started to become this conversation with artists out of which all of my exhibitions grew.

Good artists copy, great artists steal.

I find artists like Tim Barry, Cory Branan, and Jenny Owen Youngs, these current artists that are doing what they're doing now are my idols, my generation's incredible songwriters. I've listened to so much music on the whole ride and I'm inspired by a lot of classic artists, but it's the people right next to me singing songs that are blowing my mind, if that makes any sense.

The record companies really do conspire against the artists. Especially the black artists

There's been enough building of fences with labels trying to categorize artists, limiting artists' ability to be themselves.

I want mainstream artists to accept Latino artists as equals without us having to sing in English.

Subjective artists are one-eyed, but objective artists are blind.

I got a lot of artists, and I been dropping all my artists' projects, and they going up.

Basically I feel like my role is to find great songs with the artists, for the artists, and have them shine.

I have three things I really, really want to do. I want to do aerial trapeze, I want to do martial arts, and I want to learn Russian. And, because of my life, I'm not able to do any of these.

If 'ecstasy' means to stand outside ourselves, then what better ambition can there be as we wait in the wings of the Royal Albert Hall: to leave self-obsession behind and take the audience on a journey across the high wire of Beethoven or the flying trapeze of Liszt.

What sets 'Some Nights' apart from anything we've ever done is the hip-hop influence. Not so much the actual sound of hip-hop, but more the vibrato and the artistry that comes with it. Right now, the artists that seem to be pushing to be the greatest artists and are trying to change the world are hip-hop artists.

My thing with New York was that it felt so insular. When I went to L.A., everybody I knew was a cool, amazing musician. In New York, they'd be hunkered down trying to form a band. But in L.A., guys in bands were also playing with other artists, touring with other artists, and collaborating with other artists.

In 2012, I promised myself I'd do something each month I'd never done before. So I skydived. I did trapeze lessons. I rode a motorcycle... All stuff that I'd never done.

I prefer artists who are creative more than artists who are technical, I think everybody would agree with that.

Artists recognize other artists as soon as the pencil begins to move.

The name 'con artist' really does capture it. They're artists, and I have admiration for all artists.

Immature artists imitate. Mature artists steal.

Actually, I don't think there's anyone that represents the artists, except the artists themselves.

I've watched so many women, from Kathleen Hanna all the way up to Taylor Swift, whether they're pop artists or rock stars or fine artists or writers, it is the subhistory of female artists that if you're going to make art, you're also going to have a full-time job of defending your right to make art.

Designers + artists see potential in things where others do not. I think artists in many ways are the original entrepreneurs.

As the scripts come in they are sent to the artists, and the artists are either very busy, or ready to start.

Artists raise their kids differently. We communicate to the point where we probably annoy our children. We have art around the house, we have books, we go to plays, we talk. Our focus is art and painting and dress-up and singing. It's what we love. So I think you can see how artists in some way raise other artists.

The bad artists imitate, the great artists steal.

We as artists cannot be politicians. We as artists can only be truth-tellers.

Artists are interpreters for us of richness and meaning. Artists can reinforce a healthy sense of God's grandeur and nearness.

Because U.K. artists aren't compensated when their music is played on U.S. radio ­stations, U.S. artists aren't ­compensated when their records are played on U.K. stations based on the fact that there's no reciprocity. If that income came in, our ­artists would be paying income taxes on it. So if we can get a lot of policy on the radar, that may have some positive influence.

I think I'm inspired mostly by other artists that aren't actors, like writers or singers or artists, for being so brave.

Artists who say that they're artists: usually people who need a job.

Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal.

Bad artists copy. Good artists steal.

I have swung on a flying trapeze, explored a glacier, and been hit in the face by a shark's tail while scuba diving. I like to throw myself fully into projects and adventures, which is probably how I managed to publish a book in the first place.

Artists love other artists. Shadow artists are gravitating to their rightful tribe but cannot yet claim their birthright. Very often audacity, not talent, makes one person an artist and another a shadow artist-hiding in the shadows, afraid to step out and expose the dream to the light, fearful that it will disintegrate to the touch.

There were times in my career ... when I felt like a trapeze artist doing dangerous somersaults without a net underneath. When you execute those somersaults flawlessly, the audience feels the same sense of triumph the performer does.

There are 100,000 artists on Pandora & 70% are indies; artists making $100K - $2 million.

I always maintain that artists do not have any responsibility to do anything except cause no harm and do whatever we want to do as artists.

White artists have made millions of dollars off music they stole from black artists. I don't blame all the white artists. I'm a huge Stevie Ray Vaughn fan, and he was always very gracious about where he learned his music. But a lot of the time, you'd think the white guys thought it up. Hey, hasn't anyone heard of Muddy Waters?

The evolution of art is not only driven by artists, but by a conversation between the artists and the audience.

Some comic artists I've known are better than most contemporary artists with work hanging in Tate Modern.

I think the role of artists in the past was very different. Artists had less responsibility in many ways.

You have gigantic companies feeding off musicians and artists because the artists need the exposure.

She's a shiksa goddess and a trapeze artist, all of that. She can fix the truck...she's outta this world...she's bold, inventive and fearless. That's who you wanna go in the woods with, right? Somebody who finishes your sentences for you.

I think my favorite artists are honest artists, and as a songwriter, that's what you have to do. You have to be willing to put yourself out there in a really vulnerable way.

Regular people don't even realize how much artists mean to them. Artists represent a lot to the average person. People listen to music all day on their iPods, so as artists, we become a real fixture in people's lives. As an artist, you can't take it personal. It's like your big brother teasing you.

I believe artists deserve all the help they can get, so they can focus on being great artists.

True, there are photographers who are failed artists, but so are most artists.

Artists should work together like the artists of the Middle Ages.

You could make the most beautiful film, and that weekend it's raining too hard on the East Coast, and no one goes out. Artists should have a chance to do it again. That's the challenge: Women artists don't get a second chance. People-of-color artists don't get a second chance. You're put in director's jail, and that's a wrap.