“Most of my friends are women. I think women are more interesting to talk to.” Quote by John Baldessari
“If you're smart, you abandon the things that didn't work out so well, and you enlarge upon the things that seem to be successful.” IfsWellsSeemsSuccessfulSmartWork OutBeing SuccessfulAbandon Author:John Baldessari
“A lot of ideas don't translate very well into art. To say, "Oh my god, the grass is green ..." You're going to end up with a big green painting.” WellsArtIdeasEndsBigsPaintingGreenGrassTranslate Author:John Baldessari
“I used to jokingly say, "I don't teach art. I'm an art doctor." Students come to me and say, "My art's sick," and we help them make it well.” WellsArtHelpingUsedTeachStudentsDoctorsSick Author:John Baldessari
“I think I live such a boring life. But I can't imagine any other kind of life, so I guess it's the life I want.” ThinkingWantKindI CanImagineBoringBoring Life Author:John Baldessari
“I can't imagine a life without thinking, doing art. I don't feel any need to be a world traveler or an adventurer. I'm very happy doing what I'm doing. I think somehow I know that I should have a larger vision of art, but I can't think of what that would be.” ThinkingKnowsWorldNeedsFeelsShouldArtI CanWould BeVisionImagineShould HaveTravelerVery HappyTravel The WorldAdventurer Author:John Baldessari
“I always felt like I was right out of Dickens, looking in the window of the Christmas feast, but not at the feast.” FeltWindowDickens Author:John Baldessari
“That should be the goal for all art, to be as simple as a flashcard.” ShouldArtGoalSimple Author:John Baldessari
“The idea of vaudeville clowns and court jesters is always to show the flaw, to point out what's not working and why it's not coherent.” IdeasShowsCourtFlawsClownJesterVaudevilleCourt Jester Author:John Baldessari
“People tend to remember and mentally classify work according to how it looks, sometimes oblivious to the underlying intent.” PeopleLooksSometimesRememberOblivious Author:David Salle
“What great comedians, great comic writers, great comic actors do is that they just read the headlines with the right eyebrow position and it's funny.” ActorsPositionComicComedianEyebrowsHeadlines Author:David Salle