Starving artist Quotes

“Somehow, the French got this idea of the starving artist. Very romantic, except it's not so romantic for the starving artist.”

“For me, having walked through Times Square so many times as a broke and starving artist, as a TV star, and now having other hopes and dreams, it just represents possibility and the moment of full circle.”

“I never understood, what a starving artist was until I became one.”

“Over the last forty years, many educators, decision-makers, and even some parents have come to regard the arts as peripheral, and let’s face it, frivolous—especially the visual arts, with their connotation of ”the starving artist” and the mistaken concept of necessary talent”

“Starving artist: starving for affection, starving for attention”