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title: "8 Painters Paint Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [I make movies just as painters paint: I work where I can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-jacques-annaud/i-make-movies-just-as-painters-paint-i-work-where-i-can/)

[Jean-Jacques Annaud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-jacques-annaud/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a85/jean-jacques-annaud-28922_film_i-make-movies-just-as-painters-paint-i-w_125205.jpg)

> [Painters paint outdoors, or in rooms full of people; they paint their lovers, alone, naked; they paint and eat; they paint and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-theroux/painters-paint-outdoors-or-in-rooms-full-of-people-they-paint-their/)

[Paul Theroux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-theroux/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65f/paul-theroux-913_artist_painters-paint-outdoors-or-in-rooms-full_423544.jpg)

> [“Why do writers write? Why do actors act? Why do painters paint? It doesn't pay much, unless you're very successful. It's who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lori-ann-lesko/why-do-writers-write-why-do-actors-act-why-do-painters-paint-it-doesn/)

[Lori Ann Lesko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lori-ann-lesko/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0eb/lori-ann-lesko-93449_painting_why-do-writers-write-why-do-actors-act-w_736811.jpg)

> [A thousand painters can paint for a 1,000 years, but can't make a work of art as beautiful as you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/a-thousand-painters-can-paint-for-a-1-000-years-but-can-t-make-a-work/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [I take this art very seriously and passionately. I love what I do. You can't help but grow. That's not to say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-meloni/i-take-this-art-very-seriously-and-passionately-i-love-what-i-do-you/)

[Christopher Meloni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-meloni/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a1/christopher-meloni-10846_art_i-take-this-art-very-seriously-and-passi_1773027.png)

> [Painters get up and paint. Writers get up and write. I like to get up and act. It's not a big deal.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-l-jackson/painters-get-up-and-paint-writers-get-up-and-write-i-like-to-get-up/)

[Samuel L. Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-l-jackson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70b/samuel-l-jackson-3595_big-deal_painters-get-up-and-paint-writers-get-up_2148867.jpg)

> [Painters paint, and history continues to make fools of curators.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-genn/painters-paint-and-history-continues-to-make-fools-of-curators/)

[Robert Genn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-genn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/509/robert-genn-2179_artist_painters-paint-and-history-continues-to_2181518.png)

> [“Musicians have notes. Painters have paint. Writers have words.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-fantino/musicians-have-notes-painters-have-paint-writers-have-words/)

[Lisa Fantino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-fantino/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53e/lisa-fantino-48266_creative-process_musicians-have-notes-painters-have-paint_2284002.jpg)

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