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
I was always very... impatient about showing my paintings to people. — 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… — 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,… — 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… — 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.… — 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… — 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
If I hung one of my paintings next to someone else's, I knew mine would kind of pop off the wall. — Julian Schnabel Copy Share Image
Sometimes my kids might tell me they had a dream or and maybe I'll paint some paintings from their dream. That's one… — Julian Schnabel Copy Share Image
Some people might think that the paintings are involved with a mythic - not just subject matter - but a certain sort… — 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… — Julian Schnabel Copy Share Image
I don't think the meaning in my paintings comes from just using broken dishes. — Julian Schnabel Copy Share Image
There are generations of people who have never seen a big plate painting in person. And they don't know what the hell… — Julian Schnabel Copy Share Image
A lot of what I do is about being in the moment and I think that's hard for people to get. I… — Julian Schnabel Copy Share Image
I see paintings everywhere. I look at stuff and it looks like painting to me. — Julian Schnabel Copy Share Image
I think the nice thing about showing work in New York is that other artists come to see it. When you show… — Julian Schnabel Copy Share Image
I like when people get really close to the paintings, when they can't really get away from them, I like them to… — Julian Schnabel Copy Share Image
You know, painting has given me a lot of freedom, because for some reason, I've been able to paint things, organize things… — Julian Schnabel Copy Share Image
I've never made a movie to make money. I've never made a painting to make money. — Julian Schnabel Copy Share Image
I have a completely romantic idea about making paintings, I guess. — Julian Schnabel Copy Share Image
I think basically I'm a painter, but I would use anything to make my point. — Julian Schnabel Copy Share Image
I think when somebody's painting they don't necessarily... I'm not illustrating what I know. I'm mapping out, like topographically, some terrain I… — Julian Schnabel Copy Share Image
I think not knowing what to think of your paintings is a good place to be. — 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
