"Whether it will convince or not, depends entirely……" — Lucian Freud
"Whether it will convince or not, depends entirely on what it is in itself, what is there to be seen."
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Lucian Freud
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49 Quotes by Lucian Freud
Lucian Freud has 49 quotes on this site.
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The painter's obsession with his subject is all that he needs to drive him to work.
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The only secret I can claim to have is concentration, and that's something that can't be taught.
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I want paint to work as flesh... my portraits to be of the people, not like them. Not having a…
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I could never put anything into a picture that wasn't actually there in front of me. That would be a…
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I don't want any colour to be noticeable... I don't want it to operate in the modernist sense as colour,…
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The aura given out by a person or object is as much a part of them as their flesh. The…
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I have a hatred of habit and routine. And what dogs love is just that. They like regular everything, and…
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I am only interested in painting the actual person, in doing a painting of them, not in using them to…
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I paint people, not because of what they are like, not exactly in spite of what they are like, but…
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When I look at a body it gives me choice of what to put in a painting, what will suit…
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I have a timetable, but no routine.
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The painter must give a completely free rein to any feeling or sensations he may have and reject nothing to…
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You're creating a different world and the actor's job is to be able to convince the audience to enter into…
— Christian Bale
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We have to convince the people of Bucharest, who are dog lovers, to treat dogs like they treat their children…
— Brigitte Bardot
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The way I write my songs is that I have to believe what I'm writing about, and that's why they…
— Adele
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The one thing that offends me the most is when I walk by a bank and see ads trying to…
— Jeff Bezos
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The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way.
— Josh Billings
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No animal on the face of the earth could conceive of taxation. You and I work roughly six months a…
— Rita Mae Brown
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I wish your increase in holiness, number, love, religion, and righteousness; and wait you, and cease to contend with these…
— Donald Cargill
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I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest.
— Muhammad Ali
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If you would convince others, seem open to conviction yourself.
— Lord Chesterfield
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I just managed to convince my grandmother that it was a worth while that was something to do, you know,…
— Eric Clapton
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To hold a people in oppression you have to convince them first that they are supposed to be oppressed.
— John Henrik Clarke
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I believe so much in the power of performance I don't want to convince people. I want them to experience…
— Marina Abramovic
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