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19 quotes by Julian Schnabel

Julian Schnabel (born October 26, 1951) is an American artist and filmmaker. In the 1980s, Schnabel received international media attention for his "plate paintings"—large-scale paintings set on broken ceramic plates. Schnabel directed Before Night Falls, which became Javier Bardem's breakthrough Academy Award-nominated role, and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, which was nominated for four Academy Awards. He has won the award for best director...
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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... →

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I guess I am ruthless too because that's what makes a great artist. But I also respect people, I don't go around stepping on their heads.

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Traditionally, photography is supposed to capture an event that has passed; but that is not what I'm looking for. Photography brings the past... →

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My compulsion is to create things.

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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... →

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I didn't want to be like everybody else. Art was my religion.

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I think that truth is stranger than fiction, and it's nice to know the people you're making a movie about.

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Because I'm not doing it for the money, I'm doing it because I feel like that story needs to be told or clarified, or something needs to be... →

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I wanted to make pictures where you would not know who took them. I also bring the present into the past.

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I've never made a movie to make money. I've never made a painting to make money.

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There's been too much attention on marketing. Can't we just talk about the paintings?

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I'm not saying I'm the only Jewish person who cares about Palestinian people, but unfortunately, their voices are not necessarily heard as... →

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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... →

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