Rainer Bantau

“In terms of priority, inspiration comes first. You come next. The audience comes last.”
― Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being

“Living life as an artist is a practice.
You are either engaging in the practice
or you’re not.

It makes no sense to say you’re not good at it.
It’s like saying, “I’m not good at being a monk.”
You are either living as a monk or you’re not.

We tend to think of the artist’s work as the output.

The real work of the artist
is a way of being in the world.”
― Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being

“You’re a genius,” she said. “Hardly,” he said. “I just show up and pay attention.”
― Stephen Hunter, Sniper's Honor

“When you hit a wall – of your own imagined limitations – just kick it in.”
― Sam Shepard