Born Quote by Yves Klein

Both my parents were painters.

— Jason Momoa

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

Perhaps I was born too early. I was more the painter of your generation than of mine.

— Paul Cezanne

When I was 12 years old, I went to Natchitoches, La.; it was summer vacation with my family. We visited a plantation, Melrose. And…

— Robert Wilson

I painted from the time I was five years old. I was going to be a painter, an actor, a director, and a writer.

— Dennis Hopper

A kiss from my mother made me a painter.

— Benjamin West

I was raised to be some kind of artist.

— Ellar Coltrane

Until 1954, I'd only ever thought of being a painter, but I earned my money when and where I could. You could say I…

— John Berger

I painted. I wanted to be a painter. I sang.

— Hugo Chavez

I'm a painter. I was a graffiti artist, and I painted all over the world.

— Olivier Megaton

I probably started painting when I was in preschool.

— Willie Cauley-Stein

I wanted to be a painter.

— Max Cannon