Artist Quote by Billy Childish

You cannot be the good all the time — sometimes it is necessary to get angry. [Vincent Van Gogh]

— Irving Stone

[on pop idol Donny Osmond] He has Van Gogh's ear for music.

— Billy Wilder

I thought it would be very nice to become Picasso or Rembrandt, or a van Gogh.

— Dick Bruna

I have got an iPad, what a joy! Van Gogh would have loved it, and he could have written his letters on it as…

— David Hockney

Your work may be great and not make its way into the big picture... like Van Gogh... so who's to say what's good and…

— Frank Gehry

It's so easy to love. The only hard thing is to be loved. [Vincent Van Gogh]

— Irving Stone

My wife was the first art collector in the family, and I didn't become interested until around 1973. The first important artwork we bought…

— Eli Broad

Vincent van Gogh's mother painted all of his best things. The famous mailed decapitated ear was a figment of the public relations firm engaged…

— Roy Blount, Jr

I rage against Vincent van Gogh for needing to die at 37, after painting for only ten years.

— Jerry Saltz

Van Gogh, among others, believed in the religion of art, which, whatever else it involved, made it clear that art is more than the…

— Donald Kuspit

I will be an artist. I am sure I will. [Vincent Van Gogh]

— Irving Stone

'The Night Cafe' and 'The Starry Night' still emit such pathos, density, and intensity that they send shivers down the spine. Whether Van Gogh…

— Jerry Saltz

If I could have any artist's work on my sitting room wall it would probably be by Van Gogh or Picasso.

— Juliet Stevenson

The artist cannot look to others to validate his efforts or his calling. If you don't believe me, ask Van Gogh, who produced masterpiece…

— Steven Pressfield

Einstein's space is no closer to reality than Van Gogh's sky.

— Arthur Koestler