Quotes about Craftsmanship

Artists are modest. They know they're not doing the work; they're just taking dictation.

The Christian shoemaker does his duty not by putting little crosses on the shoes, but by making good shoes, because God is interested in good craftsmanship.

If a man loves the labour of his trade apart from any question of success or fame the gods have called him.

I'm almost sometimes too subtle in my acting.

I have found that all ugly things are made by those who strive to make something beautiful, and that all beautiful things are made by those who strive to make something useful.

I work as diligently on my canvases as the laborers do in their fields.

I worked as an engineer before going into ceramics, making insulators. It was my job, so I got it done. But I also had a lot of pride in myself.

We got in the ring and wrestled almost every night and didn't have many days off... The only thing I knew for certain when I got in the ring was exactly how I went in. We told a story and the match was the story.

I believe that quality level is determined primarily by the actual design of the product itself, not by quality control in the production process.

Good stories don't happen by accident, I learned. They are planned.

time: It is beautiful when the Master chisels.

Great sculptors and artists spend countless hours perfecting their talents. They don't pick up a chisel or a brush and palette, expecting immediate perfection. They understand that they will make many errors as they learn, but they start with the basics, the key fundamentals first.