I never paid much attention to being Jewish when I was a kid. In fact, I'd say my religion was more surfing than Judaism - that's what I spent most of my time doing. Julian Schnabel More Quotes by Julian Schnabel More Quotes From Julian Schnabel Traditionally, photography is supposed to capture an event that has passed; but that is not what I'm looking for. Photography brings the past into the present when you look at it... Julian Schnabel eventsphotographypast Painting is like breathing to me. It’s what I do all the time. Every day I make art, whether it is painting, writing or making a movie. Julian Schnabel breathingwritingart I do dream about art, and images come to me in dreams. I am definitely hoping to be in touch with my subconscious. I expect a call any minute. Julian Schnabel minutesdreamart I think not knowing what to think of your paintings is a good place to be. Julian Schnabel paintingknowingthinking Paintings are not like the Internet. They're not like movies. They're not electronic-friendly. You have to go see them. You have to stand in front of them. That's the great thing about them. Julian Schnabel paintinginternetfriendly I want the paintings to take me or the viewer out somewhere else. Julian Schnabel paintingsomewhere-elsewant When art is really great, it's really powerful, can really do something to you, make you feel more alive and make you feel more connected to something. If you don't feel like that when you do it, and you just make a movie to make money, that would be pretty boring to me. I just wouldn't do it. That would be like sitting in an office, which I don't want to do. Julian Schnabel powerfulofficeart I work with things left over from other things. Julian Schnabel leftmaterials It doesn't matter what I think I am, it matters what I do. Julian Schnabel matterthinking What's interesting about making art is that you take everything you know about it and you bring it up to that point, and you start making a physical thing that addresses what that is. And when you do it, you don't know anything about it - if it's going to work or not work. Julian Schnabel addressesartinteresting I think beauty is a feeling that you get after you've had an experience. It's the way you feel about it that is beautiful. Julian Schnabel feelingsbeautifulthinking Making a painting is like playing the saxophone. You hit the note and it comes out. Julian Schnabel saxophonepaintingnotes A lot of what I do is about being in the moment and I think that's hard for people to get. I like it when things suddenly affect the painting. I mix up this red and it affects the whole painting or this little bit of white falls down there, and something changes the whole nature of the thing. The residue on what happens, that's what's in the paintings. Julian Schnabel whitefallthinking I'm not saying I'm the only Jewish person who cares about Palestinian people, but unfortunately, their voices are not necessarily heard as loudly as they should be. Julian Schnabel who-caresvoicepeople I've never made a movie to make money. I've never made a painting to make money. Julian Schnabel making-moneypaintingmade I think it's good when people don't write good things about your work. I mean, what a great compliment it is to be called a charlatan. Julian Schnabel writingmeanthinking I don't think the meaning in my paintings comes from just using broken dishes. Julian Schnabel paintingbrokenthinking My early paintings weren't that good - I was very influenced by Francis Bacon. But there was a kind of intensity there. And however influenced they may have been by other people, even my earliest paintings were recognisably my own. Julian Schnabel paintingmaypeople If I hung one of my paintings next to someone else's, I knew mine would kind of pop off the wall. Julian Schnabel paintingwallnext I like when people get really close to the paintings, when they can't really get away from them, I like them to operate in that way on the viewer. Julian Schnabel paintingpeopleway
