I remember growing up, saying you’re an artist it sounds pretentious but now it’s one of the only dignified things that you can call yourself.

Marilyn Manson
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A child says: I am an artist and I don’t like it. As we get older we might say: I am a musician and I don’t like it. When we get older we might say: I am a writer and I don’t like it. Then, when we get older we might say: I am a cinematographer and I don’t like it.

When we get older we might say: I am an engineer and I don’t like it. Then, when we get older, in our sixties or seventies, still working in whatever field, someone might come along and say: I am a photographer and I don’t like it. We are afraid to call ourselves artists because of the stigma that comes with the word artist.

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