Dad Quote by Stefan Sagmeister

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

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

— Dick Bruna

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

— Jonathan Pryce

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

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 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

I was the only one to go to university, and the last thing my dad wanted was for me to be an artist. But…

— Sean Scully

I knew I didn't want to pursue an academic career at all, which, of course, my father would have loved me to have done.…

— John Hurt

I didn't want to go to school, because I wanted to be an artist, and they were never going to teach me art. None…

— Kali Uchis

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

— Alex Grey

My mother encouraged me to be artistic. It was written in a contract at an early age that I would be an artist.

— Kurt Cobain