We don't make mistakes, just happy little accidents.
The secret to doing anything is believing that you can do it. Anything that you believe you can do strong enough, you can do. Anything. As long as you believe.
There's nothing in the world that breeds success like success.
One of the questions that I hear over and over and over is, 'What do we do with all these paintings we do on television?' Most of these paintings are donated to PBS stations across the country. They auction them off, and they make a happy buck with 'em.
Traditionally, art has been for the select few. We have been brainwashed to believe that Michelangelo had to pat you on the head at birth.
People see you on television, and they think you make the same amount of money that Clint Eastwood does. But this is PBS. All these shows are done for free.
I was the guy who makes you scrub the latrine, the guy who makes you make your bed, the guy who screams at you for being late to work. The job requires you to be a mean, tough person. And I was fed up with it. I promised myself that if I ever got away from it, it wasn't going to be that way any more.
I believe, I believe every day is a good day when you paint.
I don't intimidate anyone.
I don't intimidate anyone. Instead, I try to get people to believe in themselves.
I really believe that if you practice enough you could paint the 'Mona Lisa' with a two-inch brush.
Most painters want recognition, especially by their peers.
Most painters want recognition, especially by their peers. I achieved that a long time ago with TV. I don't need any more.
I never turn down requests for interviews. I'm just rarely asked.
Traditionally, art has been for the select few.
We show people that anybody can paint a picture that they're proud of. It may never hang in the Smithsonian, but it will certainly be something that they'll hang in their home and be proud of. And that's what it's all about.
