Chuck Close Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“I'm poor white trash from the state of Washington.”

“I'm very learning-disabled, and I think it drove me to what I'm doing.”

“Any artist who goes to Las Vegas is an idiot as far as I am concerned. Whoever goes to Las Vegas can stay in Las Vegas.”

“Women in general interest me. I like how women are more liable to talk about real things, personal things.”

“I think I was driven to paint portraits to commit images of friends and family to memory. I have face blindness, and once a face is flattened out, I can remember it better.”

“All the fingerprint paintings are done without a grid.”

“I have a great deal of difficulty recognizing faces, especially if I haven't - if I've just met somebody, it's hopeless.”

“Most people are good at too many things. And when you say someone is focused, more often than not what you actually mean is they're very narrow.”

“Of all the artists who emerged in the '80s, I think perhaps Cindy Sherman is the most important.”

“Painting is the frozen evidence of a performance.”