My early paintings weren't that good - I was very influenced by Francis Bacon. But there was a kind of intensity there. And however influenced they may have been by other people, even my earliest paintings were recognisably my own. — Julian Schnabel Copy Share Image
There were some types of sanctions that happen in the public world that made my work acceptable, where someone looks at the paintings and they don't - they may go, "okay," and then look at it in a different sort… — Julian Schnabel Copy Share Image
I don't think my paintings are self-conscious but you feel the consciousness of them. Without them being self-conscious. — Julian Schnabel Copy Share Image
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. — Julian Schnabel Copy Share Image
I was always very... impatient about showing my paintings to people. — Julian Schnabel Copy Share Image
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. — Julian Schnabel Copy Share Image
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. — Julian Schnabel Copy Share Image
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… — Julian Schnabel Copy Share Image
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,… — Julian Schnabel Copy Share Image
My early paintings weren't that good - I was very influenced by Francis Bacon. But there was a kind of intensity there. And however… — Julian Schnabel Copy Share Image
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… — Julian Schnabel Copy Share Image
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… — Julian Schnabel Copy Share Image
There's been too much attention on marketing. Can't we just talk about the paintings? — Julian Schnabel Copy Share Image
