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I would love for people to think that I am as quick, clever, smart and heroic as the characters that I write, but those characters are characters.
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Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
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In the long run, no matter how good or successful you are or how clever or crafty, your business and its future are in the hands of the people you hire.
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After a point of time, when you get success and fame, money and everything, the purpose of life has to be redefined. For me, I think that purpose is to build bridges. Artists can do that very easily, more than politicians.
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Artists are often excellent businessmen. They have to be. Otherwise they do not remain artists.
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What to paint was a problem for the war artist... the old heroics, the death and glory stuff, were gone forever... the impressionistic technique I had developed was now ineffective, for visual impressions were not enough.
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I think with anything where you delve into the back story of an artist, it kind of explains their work more intimately.
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The artist never really has any control over the impact of his work. If he starts thinking about the impact of his work, then he becomes a lesser artist.
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There's the South Pole, said Christopher Robin, and I expect there's an East Pole and a West Pole, though people don't like talking about them.
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Find a need and fill it. Successful businesses are founded on the needs of people.
