I never know what to tell young people when they come here. It could never happen for anyone they way it happened for me. It was all an accident. — Al Hirschfeld Copy Share Image
You know, it's no accident that the great painters came from areas like Europe where there is a lot of clouds and rain, which begets color and subtle washes of tone. Most great graphic artists come from areas with prevalent… — Al Hirschfeld Copy Share Image
I believe everybody is creative, and everybody is talented. I just don't think that everybody is disciplined. I think that's a rare commodity. — Al Hirschfeld Copy Share Image
Try to distill the character of your subject. Understand how he moves, thinks, acts. It's difficult to put into words. Consider each drawing as… — Al Hirschfeld Copy Share Image
I never know what to tell young people when they come here. It could never happen for anyone they way it happened for me.… — Al Hirschfeld Copy Share Image
Iwas a sculptor.Butthat'sreallydrawinga drawing you fall over in the dark, a three-dimensional drawing. — Al Hirschfeld Copy Share Image
Writers who drew, they all seemed to draw the same way. They managed to keep that childlike creativity in their line. — Al Hirschfeld Copy Share Image
You know, it's no accident that the great painters came from areas like Europe where there is a lot of clouds and rain, which… — Al Hirschfeld Copy Share Image
The opening-night audience is mostly friends of the cast and backers of the show, and they cometo applaud their money. — Al Hirschfeld Copy Share Image
You always feel the drawing you are working on is the best you've ever done... I am only interested in the present. — Al Hirschfeld Copy Share Image
