Etgar Keret Quotes
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I often joke that I straddle psychosis and neurosis, and that being an artist keeps me in the middle, so I can work between the two.
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I always knew would be some sort of artist, but didn't know what.
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I think the line is where you're in the studio, you're creating. That belongs to you as an artist. Nothing should taint that. I shouldn't be thinking about what the fans want, I shouldn't be thinking about what the radio wants, what the label wants, what your manager wants, a song for the chicks, a song for the street.
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I see a curator as a catalyst, generator and motivator - a sparring partner, accompanying the artist while they build a show, and a bridge builder, creating a bridge to the public.
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The responsibility of an artist is to be honest with themselves.
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I have to take it as a given that I have got a certain ability to do something. I can be an artist, which is take something and transform it into another thing. I can just see something, and I can see my painting.
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My synesthesia is mostly gone - it was a much bigger factor when I was a kid. But having no depth perception is a bonus when you're trying to lay out flat images and describe them to an artist - flat is all I see.
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I am the type of artist where you can't tell me anything. I have always been that way. I am right. I don't need any input.
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When people tell me I'm an artist, I say, 'What?' It's impossible for me to take the idea seriously.
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I wanted to become an artist because it meant endless possibilities. Art was a way of reinventing myself.
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What distinguishes a great artist from a weak one is first their sensibility and tenderness; second, their imagination, and third, their industry.
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Perhaps the mission of an artist is to interpret beauty to people - the beauty within themselves.
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I am Warhol. I am the No. 1 most impactful artist of our generation. I am Shakespeare in the flesh.
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There isn't a single artist out there, I'm sure, who wouldn't take the most perfect record deal. If the right record deal came along, like, the perfect deal, we'd definitely take it.
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It's like I'm basically an artist. I'm no different from a painter who sits there and loves what he does.
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Every artist is an artist, and every heartbeat is a heartbeat.
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I've always had so much admiration for my mom. She's so inspiring as a woman and as an artist.
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I've dated the sweet mama's boy, the musician rocker, the struggling artist - basically a lot of people without jobs.
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I embraced being a pop artist, but I like doing it on my own terms, at my own pace.
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We grow hostile to many an artist or writer, not because we finally come to see he has deceived us, but because he thought no subtler means were required to ensnare us.
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One of the coolest moments for me is still when Kenny G came back to a venue to find me and personally tell me that he loved my song "Void of a Legend" and had watched the video several times. It's the ultimate feeling to get feedback like that from an artist you look up to.
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Especially as an artist, the creative freedom we have makes us who we are. We're human beings-we're gonna mess up sometimes. I definitely feel like people should continue being who they are. As long as you're staying true to who you are, that's super important.
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Just as a mother finds pleasure in taking her little child on her lap, there to feed and caress him, in like manner our loving God shows His fondness for His beloved souls who have given themselves entirely to Him and have placed all their hope in His goodness.
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I think there are some artists whose works are misanthropic.
