Lie like an artist Quotes

“The artist doesn't hide behind a role – not even the role of the artist.”
― Rod Judkins, Lie like an artist: Communicate successfully by focusing on essential truths

“Finding an audience is synonymous with finding yourself. When the artist discovers their audience, they, in turn, discover new dimensions of their own identity.”
― Rod Judkins, Lie like an artist: Communicate successfully by focusing on essential truths

“Every painter paints themselves. The chosen subject, style, and medium all unveil your personality. The creative let complete strangers look inside their head.”
― Rod Judkins, Lie like an artist: Communicate successfully by focusing on essential truths

“All art is a self-portrait. Even if you do a painting of someone else. Art helps us find ourselves.”
― Rod Judkins, Lie like an artist: Communicate successfully by focusing on essential truths

“We all aspire to create something uniquely our own, but our artistic journey often begins by emulating those we admire most. This initial path can lead to a garden teeming with possibilities or become a confining prison cell if we get trapped in another artist's style.”
― Rod Judkins, Lie like an artist: Communicate successfully by focusing on essential truths

“If you are made to feel bad about being highly sensitive, remind yourself it's insensitive people who are the problem.”
― Rod Judkins, Lie like an artist: Communicate successfully by focusing on essential truths

“The artist may not crave attention, but their creation yearns to be seen. A work of art longs for an existence beyond the artist's studio.”
― Rod Judkins, Lie like an artist: Communicate successfully by focusing on essential truths

“Art seeks public attention not out of egoism or a desire for recognition but as an inherent part of its nature. The work comes to life only when it resonates with others.”
― Rod Judkins, Lie like an artist: Communicate successfully by focusing on essential truths

“I can't tell you how many times I wrote something thinking it expressed one idea, only to find people saw something else in it.”
― Rod Judkins, Lie like an artist: Communicate successfully by focusing on essential truths

“Ultimately, the meaning of the work is not determined by the artist but by the audience.”
― Rod Judkins, Lie like an artist: Communicate successfully by focusing on essential truths

“The core of every artist, brand, or organization is believability. I believe Basquiat, Kahlo, Mahler, and Hemingway because they stuck to their core values, whether rain or shine. Their dedication is compelling. I believe what they say in their work because I believe in them as artists.”
― Rod Judkins, Lie like an artist: Communicate successfully by focusing on essential truths

“In communication, directing your message solely to the intellect is futile. Your message must touch a person's heart to open their mind.”
― Rod Judkins, Lie like an artist: Communicate successfully by focusing on essential truths

“The key to effective communication is targeting the heart rather than the head. In the grand symphony of ideas, the harmonious chord struck in the heart echoes the loudest, reaching over the barriers of scepticism and intellectual fortresses.”
― Rod Judkins, Lie like an artist: Communicate successfully by focusing on essential truths

“If "The eyes are the window of the soul," the heart is the door to the soul. Head for the heart, not the head.”
― Rod Judkins, Lie like an artist: Communicate successfully by focusing on essential truths

“The artist doesn't have to concern themselves with posterity because, ultimately, the audience will decide. Our only option is to do the best we can here and now.”
― Rod Judkins, Lie like an artist: Communicate successfully by focusing on essential truths

“If your work touches on a profound truth, people will still relate to it in a hundred years.”
― Rod Judkins, Lie like an artist: Communicate successfully by focusing on essential truths

“The word 'brand' makes me shudder because of its links to commercialism and selling out. But the truth is that because great brands deeply understand their identity and communicate it effectively, they're successful.”
― Rod Judkins, Lie like an artist: Communicate successfully by focusing on essential truths

“An artist is not a passive consumer of the world but an active creator of the world. So be careful what you create – you're going to live there.”
― Rod Judkins, Lie like an artist: Communicate successfully by focusing on essential truths

“Politicians, religious leaders, and authorities tell you to trust them because they're the experts with the answers. They make a big show of being trustworthy. That's why I don't trust them. I only trust someone who tells me not to trust them.”
― Rod Judkins, Lie like an artist: Communicate successfully by focusing on essential truths

“When you're small, you have little to lose. There's no pressure. You can take huge risks, like running radical and original ad campaigns. You can make edgy and ground-breaking films, exhibitions, or books. You don't have to consider your reputation, colossal studio, staff, or agents. If you're unknown, make the most of your freedom.”
― Rod Judkins, Lie like an artist: Communicate successfully by focusing on essential truths

“If you don’t pursue your goals, you’ll spend your time fulfilling other people’s.”
― Rod Judkins, Lie like an artist: Communicate successfully by focusing on essential truths

“We look at films, paintings, novels, and TV programs because the artist has given us a deeper awareness of what it is to be human. They reveal to us who we are.”
― Rod Judkins, Lie like an artist: Communicate successfully by focusing on essential truths

“If you paint a portrait of someone, it's a canvas covered with paint. It's not the actual person; it's an illusion (the lie). But the painting reveals more (the truths) about that person than if you met them. The artist's role is to help us see these hidden truths.”
― Rod Judkins, Lie like an artist: Communicate successfully by focusing on essential truths

“A novel is a lie. Adverts, operas, films, TV - all lies. But the artist's intentions are the most worthwhile possible - to reveal truths.”
― Rod Judkins, Lie like an artist: Communicate successfully by focusing on essential truths

“The public misunderstands art. It's considered superfluous and self-indulgent. It's the exact opposite. The creative dig for the meaning and substance in our lives – the deeper truths.”
― Rod Judkins, Lie like an artist: Communicate successfully by focusing on essential truths

“I’m often asked, “How can I get ideas and be motivated?” My answer is straightforward. Set out to better understand yourself or the world around you. Then, share these truths. It’s simple.”
― Rod Judkins, Lie like an artist: Communicate successfully by focusing on essential truths

“Significant truths are difficult to convey. So, creative people develop ways to communicate these truths. They are lies (illusions) but with the best possible intention - to give you a deeper insight than the facts.”
― Rod Judkins, Lie like an artist: Communicate successfully by focusing on essential truths

“Many people lie to hide the truth, to pull a blindfold over your eyes. The creative person’s goal is to lift the blindfold and reveal truths either about our inner world of thoughts and emotions or the outer world.”
― Rod Judkins, Lie like an artist: Communicate successfully by focusing on essential truths

“There are no good habits. All habits are bad because they make us mechanical. To be creative, we must be hyper-aware.”
― Rod Judkins, Lie like an artist: Communicate successfully by focusing on essential truths

“It can be challenging, but it’s cathartic to say what you want out loud. Your desires define you. Suppress them, and you’re not you.”
― Rod Judkins, Lie like an artist: Communicate successfully by focusing on essential truths