Artist Quote by Mick Farren

We shot that in all the real places where Van Gogh worked.

— Vincente Minnelli

Van Gogh was impulsive.

— Joni Mitchell

“On a clear night in blacked-out countryside, in between bomber runs, when the tracer fire ceased and the searchlights went dark, the stars did…

— Michael Chabon

Van Gogh was asked how he created such beautiful paintings. He said I dream my paintings and then I paint my dreams.

— Bob Proctor

What if Van Gogh had taken medication for his mental illness? Would the world have been deprived of a great artist?

— Peter D. Kramer

It was van Gogh's madness that prevented him from working; the paintings themselves are ineffably sane, if sanity is to be defined in terms…

— Robert Hughes

“Van Gogh would have to cut his cock off to make an impression nowadays”

— Dean Cavanagh

“One of the things people generally admire about Van Gogh, even though they were not always aware of it, was the way he could…

— David Markson

“Against all expectations, the symptoms of Van Gogh’s mental illness are conspicuous by their almost complete absence from his letters. Much as he chose…

— Vincent van Gogh

I think that the mythology of Van Gogh's life, and the beauty of his paintings, is unstoppable.

— Billy Childish

Van Gogh would’ve sold more than one painting if he’d put tigers in them.

— Bill Watterson

'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