
Horrified, I could only think of how I exemplify the exact opposite of this mentality. My whole schtick in life is finding the intersection where the least amount of effort will produce the most amount of effect. In this way I make my living impersonating a "real" artist, and nobody is usually the wiser. Sometimes, however, when an aesthetic is compelling enough and simply cannot be cheated, it's time to put my nose to the grindstone and pay the toll that beauty requires.