I think you get most of the most interesting work done in fields where people don't think they're doing art but are merely practicing a craft and working as good craftsmen. Being literate as a writer is good craft, is knowing your job, is knowing how to use your tools properly and not to damage the tools as you use them.

Douglas Adams

I wasn't in the art world at all as a kid; I was just creative, and we were always doing arts and crafts.

Abbi Jacobson

I don't consider myself an artist necessarily, but craftsmen or people in the arts, their spiritualism is sort of when you're writing well or performing well or doing whatever you do well, there's an element of that that's either God-given, a talent that you're not necessarily responsible for.

Al Franken

With a brand like Gucci, you have to give something that belongs to beautiful Italian culture in terms of craftsmanship and materials.

Alessandro Michele

When I was really young, I was convinced I wanted to be a visual artist. I would paint and draw and make crafts.

Alessia Cara

Easter is an arts and crafts moment where your whole family and friends can get involved.

Alex Guarnaschelli

I love arts and crafts.

Allison Janney

It isn't enough for a book to be transporting or entertaining; it must also come from a place of knowledge and an understanding of aesthetics. Even where a longlisted book wears its craftsmanship lightly, the power of the writing shines through.

Amanda Foreman

I like crafts that are made out of necessity because they're a little naive - you made it because you needed it.

Amy Sedaris

I like crafts that come out of poverty or necessity. There used to be hobby shops where you'd get your supplies, and then you'd use your imagination.

Amy Sedaris

I love going to flea markets especially when I am traveling, because I love seeing the stuff of other cultures, handicrafts and things with historical content.

Anna Sui

I think a poet, like a painter, should be a craftsperson.

Anne Stevenson

If somebody crafts an interesting tweet that'll lead me to their blog, I'm going to their blog.

Anthony Bourdain

We have received a heritage of craftsmanship, of aesthetics, of taste, of identity. Our brands have the beauty to preserve and perpetuate it.

Antoine Arnault

One succeeds in obtaining an equivalent production at a lower price by improving the arts, trades and agriculture and by developing the physical and moral qualities of workers, farmers and craftsmen.

Antoine Lavoisier

First of all, I'd like to say here the fact that I'm not naturally a craftsman has made me work very hard.

Beatrice Wood

Here in America we're doing the most wonderful crafts.

Beatrice Wood

What made Louis Vuitton famous was the quality. We don't do marketing; we just create products which are exceptional in their design and craftsmanship.

Bernard Arnault

When I received my first paycheck from my now known day job, I spent it on a period Craftsman chair and a Frank Lloyd Wright-wannabe lamp. With my second paycheck, I bought a stereo.

Brad Pitt

I find myself really privileged to be able to go in and look at a set that the likes of Hollywood can provide, and say, 'My God, look at the craftsmanship in this; look at the ambition in it, the scale of it.'

Brendan Gleeson

My dad's an artist, and my grandfather paints - he's not a painter; my grandfather's a butcher - but he does a lot of crafts, stained glass, painting, that stuff. There is art in our family, and I was an art major in college along with being a theater major.

Brett Dalton