Craft Quotes - page 3

In the end, fiction is the craft of telling truth through lies. (Lauren Groff)
I've always remembered something Sanford Meisner, my acting teacher, told us. When you create a character, it's like making a chair, except instead of making someting out of wood, you make it out of yourself. That's the actor's craft - using yourself to create a character. View quote
Robert Duvall
Typography is the craft of endowing human language with a durable visual form. View quote
Robert Bringhurst
We think craft is important, and the irony has always been that horror may be disregarded by critics, but often they are the best-made movies you're going to find in terms of craft. You can't scare people if they see the seams. View quote
James Wan
I love strong women, not only in life but in craft. View quote
Brad Garrett
I grew up studying ballet; I grew up honing my craft. View quote
Janice Dickinson
A diva is someone who is a perfectionist, who does her best in her craft. View quote
Patti LaBelle
I'm a photographer, period. I love photography, the immediacy of it. I like the craft, the idea of saying 'I'm a photographer.' View quote
David LaChapelle
Sit down every day and DO IT. Writing is a self-taught craft; the more you work at it, the more skilled you become. And when you're not writing, READ. View quote
Lois Duncan
I actually work at my craft, and I actually want to be the best in my category, and I want to be a true actress. And a lot of people just want fame, and there's a huge difference. View quote
Chloe Grace Moretz
My father was a very disciplined singer who worked hard at his craft, and I was around that growing up. (Bobby McFerrin)
Though the artist must remain master of his craft, the surface, at times raised to the highest pitch of loveliness, should transmit to the beholder the sensation which possessed the artist. View quote
Alfred Sisley
Their spirits and their visions are embodied in their craft. And so is mine. It's not Jane Saw Puff. But the clarity of Jane Saw Puff is precious to me. View quote
Sharon Olds
You cannot limit yourself to one area of specialized craft. Instead, regardless of craft, you have to charge all forms of expression that lead to the community, to other people, with meaning. View quote
Alexander Kluge
In those countries with centuries of a craft tradition behind their building methods, techniques are tightly coordinated under the direction of the architect. View quote
Arthur Erickson
Compared to industry in Europe or Japan, where industry was based on a craft tradition, we are sadly behind. View quote
Arthur Erickson
At the end of the day, if I can say that I had a career where I was able to play all different kinds of characters and I'm known as someone who is well-respected for my approach to the craft, that would be a beautiful life. View quote
Adepero Oduye
I think a craft becomes an art form when the space of possible solutions becomes so huge that engineering can't carry you through. View quote
Bill Budge
If you've been told all your life that you're good-looking, people just flock around you and you never really have to try or have to learn an interesting craft, skill or hobby - or even have depth. View quote
Brittany Daniel
I think it's important to really press on with the song writing and just go with it. There's no code, there's no craft... it's just let yourself shine through your music. If it's meant to be loved and heard, it'll happen. View quote
Chantal Kreviazuk
As a writer, I have to admit, there is something darkly compelling about Alzheimer's because it attacks the two things most central to a writer's craft - language and memory, which together make up an individual's identity. Alzheimer's makes a new character out of a familiar person. (Charlie Pierce)
I'm quite sure that all true professional artists, of every description, in all walks of life, whether their craft is painting, music, sculpture, medicine or anything, have one primary concern - mankind. View quote
Chico Hamilton
In college, you had to worry about that math class or this exam that's coming up on Tuesday, but not in the professionals. You eat, sleep, and do everything related to your craft - and your craft is football. You can be at it from sunup to sundown. View quote
Cam Newton
I always liked the magic of poetry but now I'm just starting to see behind the curtain of even the best poets, how they've used, tried and tested craft to create the illusion. Wonderful feeling of exhilaration to finally be there. View quote
David Knopfler
It is all about marketing; that is where the real craft comes in. The best actors do not necessarily become the biggest stars. And vice versa. View quote
Dirk Benedict