Army Quote by David Salle

My father was in the ad business, and he wanted to be a painter.

— Bruce Campbell

I was brought up on art. My father thought I had a great hand at art and sent me to art school. But he…

— Imogen Cunningham

I come from a family of business people, but I had the idea I wanted to become an artist.

— Dick Bruna

My father didn't think being an artist was a respectable or worthy goal for a man. He hoped I would see my way to…

— Richard Diebenkorn

My father was a professional artist all his life who encouraged my path as an artist.

— Alex Grey

When I left school, I wanted to be an artist, specifically a painter.

— Jonathan Pryce

My dad was always such a frustrated artist. He always worked very hard to support his family, doing a bunch of ridiculous jobs. He…

— Rainn Wilson

My dad was a house painter. He was often unemployed by the time I came along.

— Beth Macy

I wanted to be a painter.

— Max Cannon

I used to want to be a writer or a painter, although I couldn't paint very well.

— Jisoo

I was born knowing that I had to be a painter, because my father, an art historian, always presented painting as the only acceptable…

— Domenico Gnoli

I grew up wanting to be a painter and paint pictures.

— Paul Simonon