The fact that in the last 10 years only five of the 40 Turner Prize nominees have been painters tells you more about curators than about the state of painting today. — Charles Saatchi Copy Share Image
When you see something special, something inspired, you realise the debt we owe great curators and their unforgettable shows - literally unforgettable because you remember every picture, every wall and every juxtaposition. — Charles Saatchi Copy Share Image
My dark little secret is that I don't actually believe many people in the art world have much feeling for art. — Charles Saatchi Copy Share Image
If you can't take a good kicking, you shouldn't parade how much luckier you are than other people. — Charles Saatchi Copy Share Image
If, like me, you have many reasons to be less than secure and self-assured, and like me, you are far from stable even on… — Charles Saatchi Copy Share Image
I liked working in advertising, but don't believe my taste in art, such as it is, was entirely formed by TV commercials. And I… — Charles Saatchi Copy Share Image
Nothing is as uplifting as standing before a great painting whether it was painted in 1505 or last Tuesday. — Charles Saatchi Copy Share Image
If I stop being on good behaviour for a moment, my dark little secret is that I don't actually believe many people in the… — Charles Saatchi Copy Share Image
My aim in life isn't so much the pursuit of happiness as the happiness of pursuit. — Charles Saatchi Copy Share Image
Nobody can give you advice after you've been collecting for a while. If you don't enjoy making your own decisions, you're never going to… — Charles Saatchi Copy Share Image
I have asked to have no funeral, and no memorial service. I hate other people's and would certainly not appreciate my own. — Charles Saatchi Copy Share Image
I find the theatre faintly embarrassing for the actors performing on stage. It seems rather showy-off in an undignified way. — Charles Saatchi Copy Share Image
I may not be much good at most things, but if I didn't have the pleasure of planning and installing shows, and doing it… — Charles Saatchi Copy Share Image
