The greater the artist, the greater the doubt. Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize.
— Robert Hughes, 1996
Dylano | Essayfultwitter.comThe greater the artist, the greater the doubt. Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. — Robert Hughes, 1996
Austin Kleon, a prolific creator and writer, says that “creative work runs on uncertainty; it runs on not knowing what you’re doing.”
Paul Millerd • The Pathless Path: Imagining a New Story For Work and Life
without a patron, without someone to vouch for the genius, most creative work will not spread very far. Creative work is a team effort—a duo of artist and patron, singer and producer, actor and manager. One is the talent and the other the advocate.
Jeff Goins • Real Artists Don't Starve: Timeless Strategies for Thriving in the New Creative Age
Self-doubt can be an ally. This is because it serves as an indicator of aspiration. It reflects love, love of something we dream of doing, and desire, desire to do it. If you find yourself asking yourself (and your friends), "Am I really a writer? Am I really an artist?" chances are you are. The counterfeit innovator is wildly self-confid
... See moreSteven Pressfield • The War of Art
only major art form where the opinion of a random fourteen-year-old is considered more relevant than the analysis of a sixty-four-year-old scholar.