Artistic Integrity Quotes:

In the commercial theater, I've been pretty fortunate. The producers that I've worked with have allowed me to define the artistic integrity, the artistic limits of the work.

- Trevor Nunn

topic: Integrity, Limits, Artistic, Artistic Integrity

Some are able and humane men and some are low-grade individuals with the morals of a goat, the artistic integrity of a slot machine, and the manners of a floorwalker with delusions of grandeur.

- Raymond Chandler

source: Raymond Chandler, Dorothy Gardiner, Kathrine Sorley Walker (1977). “Raymond Chandler Speaking”, p.120, Univ of California Press

topic: Integrity, Men, Hollywood, Grandeur, Slot Machines

Doing things the way you see it, going by your own heart and soul, that is pure artistic integrity. Whether the hair is six or sixty inches long, the eyes have make-up or not, the riffs are in 'E' or 'F' sharp, the amps are Marshall or not, all those things don't matter if you are doing it for the right reason, which to me means doing it for yourself!!

- Lars Ulrich

topic: Integrity, Heart, Mean, Artistic Integrity

I became a loner. I became a mountain man. A lot of those things are very good qualities and they help you do your work, help you be singular and keep the artistic integrity of your work intact, but they don't make it very easy to live your life.

- John Milius

topic: Integrity, Men, Live Your Life, Mountain Man, Artistic Integrity

To be brave is to love unconditionally without expecting anything in return.

- Madonna Ciccone

topic: Love, Expectations, Short Love, Showing Love, Love For Her

To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in return. To just give. That takes courage, because we don't want to fall on our faces or leave ourselves open to hurt.

- Madonna Ciccone

topic: Love, Strong Women, Hurt, Love And Courage, Power And Love

Not only do we suffer from racism and sexism, but we also suffer from ageism. And that is that once you reach a certain age, you're not allowed to be adventurous, you're not allowed to be sexual and I think that's rather hideous. [...] I mean, is there a rule? Are you just supposed to die when you're 40?

- Madonna Ciccone

source: "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

topic: Mean, Racism, Suffering, Ageism, Artistic Integrity

The more money you make, the more the culture already attracts you to serve it, with an aura of glitter and power, to reproduce it in even stronger ways. And you have to resist that so much if any meaningful artistic integrity is to be had.

- Fady Joudah

source: Source: therumpus.net

topic: Meaningful, Integrity, Stronger, Artistic Integrity

It always felt like you were trying too hard to look like the audience or something. That whole thing about the artistic integrity, which, of course, I've never bought into - with any artist. It's just not a real thing.

- David Bowie

source: "David Bowie On The Ziggy Stardust Years: 'We Were Creating The 21st Century In 1971'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. 2002.

topic: Integrity, Real, Artist, Trying Too Hard, Artistic Integrity

There is nothing harder for an Artist than to retain his Artistic integrity in the tomb of success. A tomb, nevertheless, which nearly every Artist: whether he admits it or not; naturally wants to get into.

- Caitlin Thomas

topic: Success, Integrity, Artist, Artistic Integrity, Tombs

I'm not going to compromise my artistic integrity.

- Madonna Ciccone

source: "Madonna: Truth or Dare". Documentary, 1991.

topic: Integrity, Artistic, Compromise, Artistic Integrity

When you become a commodity to a record label because you're making them millions of dollars, you can take all of your artistic integrity and throw it out the window.

- Mark McGrath

source: Source: collider.com

topic: Integrity, Dollars, Labels, Artistic Integrity

I'm not limited by genre and it doesn't really matter what the genre is as long as the film is going to be new and have some real artistic integrity.

- Josh Hartnett

source: "Interview: Josh Hartnett Talks 30 Days Of Night". Interview with Joe Utichi, editorial.rottentomatoes.com. November 1, 2007.

topic: Integrity, Real, Genre Is, Artistic Integrity

Put crudely, one is left with a choice between two unsatisfactory combinations: artistic integrity married to spiritual compromise; and spiritual integrity married to artistic banality-or, worse, art compromised on both counts. Neither one will satisfy those who recognize the fundamental necessity of integrity in both faith and art.

- John Walford

topic: Spiritual, Art, Integrity, Spiritual Integrity, Artistic Integrity

I will never forget the pleasure and instruction I derived from working with a true master of his art, such as Edward G. Robinson was - and is. Surely his record for versatility, studied characterization - ranging from modern colloquial to the classics - and artistic integrity is unsurpassed.

- Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

topic: Art, Integrity, Records, Versatility, Artistic Integrity

I enjoy creating all types of music and I take inspiration from everything around me. Its not about trends or what’s fashionably popular, its about creative expression, quality, emotion and artistic integrity. I love and listen to all styles of music and try to blend the influences together into my songs. Including elements of funk, soul, dub, disco, ‘80s sounds and rock

- Miguel Migs

topic: Song, Integrity, Inspiration, Creative Expression, Funk