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> [Painting is like breathing to me. It’s what I do all the time. Every day I make art, whether it is painting, writing or making a movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-schnabel/painting-is-like-breathing-to-me-it-s-what-i-do-all-the-time-every/)

[Julian Schnabel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-schnabel/)

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## More by Julian Schnabel

> [I want the paintings to take me or the viewer out somewhere else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-schnabel/i-want-the-paintings-to-take-me-or-the-viewer-out-somewhere-else/)

[Julian Schnabel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-schnabel/)

> [I don't think my paintings are self-conscious but you feel the consciousness of them. Without them being self-conscious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-schnabel/i-don-t-think-my-paintings-are-self-conscious-but-you-feel-the/)

[Julian Schnabel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-schnabel/)

> [Maybe my work looks a little crazy, a little insane, but I don't really see myself as a crazy artist or a shaman artist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-schnabel/maybe-my-work-looks-a-little-crazy-a-little-insane-but-i-don-t-really/)

[Julian Schnabel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-schnabel/)

> [I was always very... impatient about showing my paintings to people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-schnabel/i-was-always-very-impatient-about-showing-my-paintings-to-people/)

[Julian Schnabel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-schnabel/)

> [I think beauty is a feeling that you get after you've had an experience. It's the way you feel about it that is beautiful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-schnabel/i-think-beauty-is-a-feeling-that-you-get-after-you-ve-had-an/)

[Julian Schnabel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-schnabel/)

> [I wanted to show painting paintings first, then the plate paintings; now I can show that I've sort of freed myself from stylistic inhibitions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-schnabel/i-wanted-to-show-painting-paintings-first-then-the-plate-paintings/)

[Julian Schnabel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-schnabel/)

> [Painting is like breathing to me. It’s what I do all the time. Every day I make art, whether it is painting, writing or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-schnabel/painting-is-like-breathing-to-me-it-s-what-i-do-all-the-time-every/)

[Julian Schnabel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-schnabel/)

> [Sometimes I'll dream that I saw a show and then I'll wake up in the morning and realize that I didn't see the show,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-schnabel/sometimes-i-ll-dream-that-i-saw-a-show-and-then-i-ll-wake-up-in-the/)

[Julian Schnabel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-schnabel/)

> [My early paintings weren't that good - I was very influenced by Francis Bacon. But there was a kind of intensity there. And however…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-schnabel/my-early-paintings-weren-t-that-good-i-was-very-influenced-by-francis/)

[Julian Schnabel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-schnabel/)

> [I don't know if I could, like, see a face and know what the face of beauty looks like, but after I've seen it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-schnabel/i-don-t-know-if-i-could-like-see-a-face-and-know-what-the-face-of/)

[Julian Schnabel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-schnabel/)

> [Paintings are not like the Internet. They're not like movies. They're not electronic-friendly. You have to go see them. You have to stand in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-schnabel/paintings-are-not-like-the-internet-they-re-not-like-movies-they-re/)

[Julian Schnabel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-schnabel/)

> [There's been too much attention on marketing. Can't we just talk about the paintings?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-schnabel/there-s-been-too-much-attention-on-marketing-can-t-we-just-talk-about/)

[Julian Schnabel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-schnabel/)

> [When art is really great, it's really powerful, can really do something to you, make you feel more alive and make you feel more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-schnabel/when-art-is-really-great-it-s-really-powerful-can-really-do-something/)

[Julian Schnabel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-schnabel/)

> [If I hung one of my paintings next to someone else's, I knew mine would kind of pop off the wall.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-schnabel/if-i-hung-one-of-my-paintings-next-to-someone-else-s-i-knew-mine/)

[Julian Schnabel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-schnabel/)

> [Traditionally, photography is supposed to capture an event that has passed; but that is not what I'm looking for. Photography brings the past into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-schnabel/traditionally-photography-is-supposed-to-capture-an-event-that-has/)

[Julian Schnabel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-schnabel/)

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