You know what I like about San Francisco? The women are beautiful, fashionable and smart. San Francisco is one of the only cities I like to visit. I love New York and Chicago - I studied there, and L.A. has… — LeRoy Neiman Copy Share Image
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… — LeRoy Neiman Copy Share Image
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… — LeRoy Neiman Copy Share Image
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… — LeRoy Neiman Copy Share Image
'Playboy' made the good life a reality for me and made it the subject matter of my paintings - not affluence and luxury as… — LeRoy Neiman Copy Share Image
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… — LeRoy Neiman Copy Share Image
Eating is one of the great beauties in life. One of my favorite recreations... eating with friends, the service, the ambience. — LeRoy Neiman Copy Share Image
I hold doors open for all the women. Men can open the doors for themselves. — LeRoy Neiman Copy Share Image
It's a nice feeling to go out in the world and look for excellence - the best in man. My subject is very valid.… — LeRoy Neiman Copy Share Image
The people who love my paintings, that respond to them the most, they're spectators, they're not viewers. — LeRoy Neiman Copy Share Image
When I paint, I seriously consider the public presence of a person - the surface facade. I am less concerned with how people look… — LeRoy Neiman Copy Share Image
I always stayed in tune with my own ambitions and attitudes and I'm still my intractable old self, for better or worse. — LeRoy Neiman Copy Share Image
