Art Quote by Richard Diebenkorn

My father didn't think being an artist was a respectable or worthy goal for a man.

— Richard Diebenkorn

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

— Alex Grey

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

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

Prior to my father's death, I was having a hard time committing to a career as an artist, but that's not because of who…

— Kiki Smith

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 father had wanted to be a commercial artist. He got as far as being a photographer in the army in World War II,…

— David Salle

I knew my whole life that I had to make ends meet or I would be ashamed of myself. I had a lot of…

— Oneohtrix Point Never

I think my father would have liked to have been an artist, actually. But I think he didn't quite have perhaps the drive or,…

— David Hockney

I just want people to recognize my father as an artist who was way ahead of his time. He was a genius. His life…

— Freddie Prinze, Jr

I couldn't ever act or think on behalf of what my father [[Albert Camus]] would have said or done. He's an artist, he considers…

— Catherine Camus

I know that my father was a little nervous about me pursuing a career in the arts.

— Ethan Slater