Artist Muse Quotes

#1. No muse shoots darts of insight into the unsuspecting artist.

Eric Maisel

#2. Haven't you ever heard of an artist's muse?" the barman asked. "They all seem to either have one or want one. Me, all I want is peace and quiet.

Louise Penny

#3. You can think of a painter as a trio - the artist, his talent and his muse, the last two always on the lookout for a new brush man.

Robert Breault

#4. I love you, Lucien, but I am a muse, you are an artist, I am not here to make you comfortable.

Christopher Moore

#5. The artist-muse relationship is romantic and passionate, and complex, and I would imagine that would be a hard relationship to have if you're not with the person. It requires so much of each other, you have to be in love with each other.

Kate Bosworth

#6. I didn't have time to be anyone's muse ... I was too busy rebelling against my family and learning to be an artist.

Leonora Carrington

#7. A successful artist is inspired by his muse, and his muse is inspired by the payment of a commission.

Robert Breault

#8. For too many centuries women have been being muses to artists. I wanted to be the muse, I wanted to be the wife of the artist, but I was really trying to avoid the final issue - that I had to do the job myself.

Anais Nin

#9. She was in awe of all his work. 'How do you do it?" she asked.
He smiled and said, 'By loving you.

Kamand Kojouri

#10. I imagined myself as Frida to Diego, both muse and maker. I dreamed of meeting an artist to love and support and work with side by side.

Patti Smith

#11. A muse can be a mirror: a reflection of the artist's desires, anxieties, dreams and needs.

Vince Aletti

#12. But the fact is, she [the muse] won't be summoned. She alights when it damn well pleases her. She falls in love with one artist, then deserts him for another. She's a real bitch!

Erica Jong

#13. I don't need a Hollywood girl. They're crazy. If you're with an actress, you don't know who you're going to come home to every day. But I wouldn't mind a relationship with the right girl. Every artist needs a muse.

JC Chasez

#14. Arts without a spiritual relative is like frying buns with water.

Michael Bassey Johnson