It was a pretty rough neighborhood where I grew up The really tough places were over around Third Avenue where it ran into the Harlem River, but we weren't far away. — Norman Rockwell Copy Share Image
I unconsciously decided that, even if it wasn't an ideal world, it should be. So I painted only the ideal aspects of it -… — Norman Rockwell Copy Share Image
“Commonplaces never become tiresome. It is we who become tired when we cease to be curious and appreciative. We find that it is not… — Norman Rockwell Copy Share Image
Without thinking too much about it in specific terms, I was showing the America I knew and observed to others who might not have… — Norman Rockwell Copy Share Image
I'll never have enough time to paint all the pictures I'd like to. — Norman Rockwell Copy Share Image
You must first spend some time getting your model to relax. Then you'll get a natural expression. — Norman Rockwell Copy Share Image
A face in the picture would bother me, so I'd rub it out with the turpentine and do it over. — Norman Rockwell Copy Share Image
I had a couple of million dollars' worth of... stock once. And now it's not worth much more than wallpaper. I guess I just… — Norman Rockwell Copy Share Image
“I unconsciously decided that, even if it wasn't an ideal world, it should be so and painted only the ideal aspects of it -… — Norman Rockwell Copy Share Image
It wouldn't be right for me to clown around when I'm painting a president. — Norman Rockwell Copy Share Image
Very interesting for an old duffer like me to try his hand at something new. If I don't do that once in a while,… — Norman Rockwell Copy Share Image
The Balopticon [a machine that projects photos on canvas to trace the lines] is an evil, inartistic, habit-forming, lazy and vicious machine! It also… — Norman Rockwell Copy Share Image
No man with a conscience can just bat out illustrations. He's got to put all his talent and feeling into them! — Norman Rockwell Copy Share Image
![“The Balopticon [a machine that projects photos on canvas to trace the lines] is an evil, inartistic, habit-forming, lazy and vicious machine! It also is a useful, time-saving, practical and helpful one. I use one often-and am thoroughly ashamed of it. I hide it whenever I hear people coming.” quote by Norman Rockwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5cc/norman-rockwell-14034_ashamed_the-balopticon-a-machine-that-projects-p_726705.jpg)
