Author: LeRoy Neiman

Quotes

Imagination comes of not having things.

Imagination comes of not having things.

- LeRoy Neiman

I have always said to young artists that scholastic training and the studying of art history are crucial to fully developing as an artist.

I have always said to young artists that scholastic training and the studying of art history are crucial to fully developing as an artist.

- LeRoy Neiman

I hold doors open for all the women. Men can open the doors for themselves.

I hold doors open for all the women. Men can open the doors for themselves.

- LeRoy Neiman

It's been fun. I've had a lucky life. Art has made me pull the best out of myself.

It's been fun. I've had a lucky life. Art has made me pull the best out of myself.

- LeRoy Neiman

Every time I started painting it was like a new experience, but they all came out the same.

Every time I started painting it was like a new experience, but they all came out the same.

- LeRoy Neiman

I guess I created LeRoy Neiman. Nobody else told me how to do it. Well, I'm a believer in the theory that the artist is as important as his work.

I guess I created LeRoy Neiman. Nobody else told me how to do it. Well, I'm a believer in the theory that the artist is as important as his work.

- LeRoy Neiman

I draw all the time. Drawing is my backbone. I don't think a painter has to be able to draw, I just think that if you draw, you better draw well.

I draw all the time. Drawing is my backbone. I don't think a painter has to be able to draw, I just think that if you draw, you better draw well.

- LeRoy Neiman

Some people try to paint in my style. Some simply sell pirated copies of my work. Some claim to be my publisher or agent or even my exclusive representative, when they are not.

Some people try to paint in my style. Some simply sell pirated copies of my work. Some claim to be my publisher or agent or even my exclusive representative, when they are not.

- LeRoy Neiman

Eating is one of the great beauties in life. One of my favorite recreations... eating with friends, the service, the ambience.

Eating is one of the great beauties in life. One of my favorite recreations... eating with friends, the service, the ambience.

- LeRoy Neiman

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