“I don't feel like I need to be on an island to be enjoying myself and relaxing.” Quote by Jon M. Chu
“I'm getting more and more isolated as I get on in years. I think people's insanity starts to slowly take over.” PeopleThinkingYearsInsanityIsolated Author:Jim Shaw
“When you're younger, you go out and you're convivial because you have to be. But once you don't have to meet people anymore, what's your motivation in going out?” PeopleMotivationGoing Out Author:Jim Shaw
“I realized that I wasn't naturally born to good taste. I understand what it is, but I am happy to wear bright colors. I do have a few items of black clothing, but I think good taste and doing the same thing over and over again is what the whole art world has become.” ThinkingWorldArtWholeBlackBornColorTasteI RealizedClothingsItemsGood TasteArt WorldBright Colors Author:Jim Shaw
“They say the one thing that people who live the longest have in common is that they have a religious belief.” PeopleBeliefReligiousCommonOne ThingReligious Belief Author:Jim Shaw
“I feel like I have to avoid certain thrift store-isms, having been known for the thrift store paintings. It's like I have to not paint that way.” WayFeelsCertainKnownPaintingPaintStoresThriftIsms Author:Jim Shaw
“I've had far more success than I ever expected. But I do think that a lot of successful artists have an aim to be successful, even if they don't outwardly sound like it. I never really expected success.” IfsThinkingArtistSoundSuccessfulAimExpectedBeing SuccessfulSuccessful Artists Author:Jim Shaw
“There's a lot of different kinds of success. I'm so dedicated to the making of the art that the rest of my life atrophies, unfortunately.” KindArtDifferentDedicatedDifferent KindsAtrophy Author:Jim Shaw
“One thing I noticed over time is that if I got a bad review, usually the bad part of it was at the very end. I could tell that nobody read the whole review because they would just say, "It was great to see the review!" In a way, my brain shuts down at the end of an article. It doesn't really want to go to the end.” IfsWayWantEndsWholeBrainOne ThingReviewsArticlesBad Reviews Author:Jim Shaw
“There's so much art and it's gotten so flashy. In the global marketplace, having art that's shiny and has neon lights is almost what you need for anyone to notice it in an art fair situation - and art fairs seem to be more and more the only thing there is.” NeedsArtLightSeemsSituationFairsMarketplaceNeonFlashyNeon Lights Author:Jim Shaw
“If I don't have a deadline, I could fuss around with stuff for forever.” IfsStuffForeverDeadline Author:Jim Shaw