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> [I've zeroed in on what you would call action and excellence... Everybody who does anything to try to succeed has to give the best of themselves, and art has made me pull the best out of myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-neiman/i-ve-zeroed-in-on-what-you-would-call-action-and-excellence-everybody/)

[LeRoy Neiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-neiman/)

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## More by LeRoy Neiman

> [There's no greatest moment in the arts. It's a life; it's a continuity thing. You can't have a great moment because it's spiritual. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-neiman/there-s-no-greatest-moment-in-the-arts-it-s-a-life-it-s-a-continuity/)

[LeRoy Neiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-neiman/)

> [I've got the public. I don't care about the critics. I did at one time. I don't any more. I did when I needed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-neiman/i-ve-got-the-public-i-don-t-care-about-the-critics-i-did-at-one-time/)

[LeRoy Neiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-neiman/)

> [I've zeroed in on what you would call action and excellence... Everybody who does anything to try to succeed has to give the best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-neiman/i-ve-zeroed-in-on-what-you-would-call-action-and-excellence-everybody/)

[LeRoy Neiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-neiman/)

> ['Playboy' made the good life a reality for me and made it the subject matter of my paintings - not affluence and luxury as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-neiman/playboy-made-the-good-life-a-reality-for-me-and-made-it-the-subject/)

[LeRoy Neiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-neiman/)

> [I draw all the time. Drawing is my backbone. I don't think a painter has to be able to draw, I just think that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-neiman/i-draw-all-the-time-drawing-is-my-backbone-i-don-t-think-a-painter/)

[LeRoy Neiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-neiman/)

> [Eating is one of the great beauties in life. One of my favorite recreations... eating with friends, the service, the ambience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-neiman/eating-is-one-of-the-great-beauties-in-life-one-of-my-favorite/)

[LeRoy Neiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-neiman/)

> [I hold doors open for all the women. Men can open the doors for themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-neiman/i-hold-doors-open-for-all-the-women-men-can-open-the-doors-for/)

[LeRoy Neiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-neiman/)

> [It's a nice feeling to go out in the world and look for excellence - the best in man. My subject is very valid.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-neiman/it-s-a-nice-feeling-to-go-out-in-the-world-and-look-for-excellence/)

[LeRoy Neiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-neiman/)

> [The people who love my paintings, that respond to them the most, they're spectators, they're not viewers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-neiman/the-people-who-love-my-paintings-that-respond-to-them-the-most-they/)

[LeRoy Neiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-neiman/)

> [When I paint, I seriously consider the public presence of a person - the surface facade. I am less concerned with how people look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-neiman/when-i-paint-i-seriously-consider-the-public-presence-of-a-person-the/)

[LeRoy Neiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-neiman/)

> [I love the passion you go through while you're creating.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-neiman/i-love-the-passion-you-go-through-while-you-re-creating/)

[LeRoy Neiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-neiman/)

> [I always stayed in tune with my own ambitions and attitudes and I'm still my intractable old self, for better or worse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-neiman/i-always-stayed-in-tune-with-my-own-ambitions-and-attitudes-and-i-m/)

[LeRoy Neiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-neiman/)

> [I've met and sketched most of the great athletes from the past five decades and their movement, grace and energy have kept me captivated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-neiman/i-ve-met-and-sketched-most-of-the-great-athletes-from-the-past-five/)

[LeRoy Neiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-neiman/)

> [Some people try to paint in my style. Some simply sell pirated copies of my work. Some claim to be my publisher or agent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-neiman/some-people-try-to-paint-in-my-style-some-simply-sell-pirated-copies/)

[LeRoy Neiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-neiman/)

> [It has been difficult to hold onto many paintings but I have retained a few...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-neiman/it-has-been-difficult-to-hold-onto-many-paintings-but-i-have-retained/)

[LeRoy Neiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-neiman/)

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