It's a great excuse and luxury, having a job and blaming it for your inability to do your own art. When you don't have to work, you are left with the horror of facing your own lack of imagination and your own emptiness. A devastating possibility when finally time is your own. Julian Schnabel artblamedevastate share on social
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 carehearjewish Change image and share on social
My compulsion is to create things. Julian Schnabel compulsioncreatething Change image and share on social
You know, painting has given me a lot of freedom, because for some reason, I've been able to paint things, organize things in a way that I see that don't have any buffers or compromises in them. Julian Schnabel buffercompromisefreedom Change image and share on social
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 baconearlyfrancis share on social
It's very difficult, I think, for people to be around you when you're getting lots of attention. It's very difficult for young people to understand what that's about when people start treating you differently when you've been doing the same thing you were doing the day before. Julian Schnabel attentiondaydifferently share on social
There's been too much attention on marketing. Can't we just talk about the paintings? Julian Schnabel attentionmarketepainting Change image and share on social
I wanted to make pictures where you would not know who took them. I also bring the present into the past. Julian Schnabel bringmakepast Change image and share on social
I've never made a movie to make money. I've never made a painting to make money. Julian Schnabel havemakemoney Change image and share on social
I think that truth is stranger than fiction, and it's nice to know the people you're making a movie about. Julian Schnabel fictionmakemovie Change image and share on social
