“I lost my job as an art salesman. It was the customer's fault. He wanted to buy the wrong paintings.” ArtWantedJobsLostPaintingFaultsCustomersSalesman Author:Vincent Van Gogh
“You have to love writing a song and architecture. You have to give it a form. It is my job to create a sonic landscape. I like to create ambiance and atmosphere. The writing is the intimate part of it. It is a sketch. The production is the whole painting.” GivingWritingWholeJobsFormSongPaintingProductionsArchitectureLandscapeAtmosphereIntimateAmbiance Author:Keren Ann
“I suppose what you're doing as a painter is making a record of your trip through life. I can't think of any job that is quite as satisfactory as doing a painting.” ThinkingI CanJobsRecordsPaintingPainter Author:Robert Genn
“Because Guillermo's [del Toro] obviously a painter painting a picture and my job is just to provide the color that he probably already has in his mind.” MindJobsColorPaintingPainterPainting A Picture Author:Charlie Day
“What I would hope to do is painting, because I don't think I'm qualified for anything else. My last job would be babysitting, so I don't think Starbucks would even hire me.” ThinkingWould BeJobsLastsPaintingQualifiedStarbucksBabysitting Author:Kristin Bauer van Straten
“For a long time, I kept working at part-time jobs... my goal was to build up enough savings so I wouldn't be kicked out on the streets if I didn't sell enough paintings.” IfsLongEnoughJobsGoalStreetsPaintingLong TimeSellsSellingSavingSavingsPart TimePart Time Jobs Author:Janet Fish
“It's not fiction's job to be photographically representative of reality. If I want to make a fictional world where there's no kindness, this doesn't mean I believe there's no kindness in the real world. In fact, what it may mean is that I very much value kindness. Like if you make a painting in which only greens are allowed, it wouldn't mean you don't believe in blue.” IfsWorldWantBelieveMayMeanRealFactsRealityJobsValuesI BelieveFictionKindnessPaintingBlueDon't BelieveReal WorldRepresentativesFictional Worlds Author:George Saunders