Nicolas Roeg Quotes

It's funny, growing up there was never anybody around me with any kind of artistic bent.

I was a pretty alert kid, and I, you know, I was very interested in arts.

Art-school girls are very nice.

As long as I can remember, I've always loved to draw. But my interest in drawing wasn't encouraged very much.

I majored in industrial design/painting, but haven't had time to exercise that creativity.

I have a very, very creative family.

I'm a creator at heart.

When I was really young, I was convinced I wanted to be a visual artist. I would paint and draw and make crafts.

I was constantly drawing and colouring. I had an immense love for art and anything which involved art fascinated me.

I loved being a child. If I do have a talent, it's not so much being an artist, but it's being able to remember back to that time.

I never studied sculpture, engineering or architecture. In fact, after college I applied to seven art schools and was rejected by all seven.

I'm an artist. So if acting doesn't work out, which I hope it does, I'm probably going to go into graphic design or something like that.

I've been drawing as long as I can remember. I think all children draw as soon as they figure out the thumb and can grab crayons. The only difference with people like myself is that we never stopped drawing.

I think I always knew that I would do something with art because it was the one thing that I knew I was really good at.

I have always enjoyed drawing and painting but I don't always find the time to do much these days.

I was a real art freak when I was a teenager.

My artistic spirit is not nurtured by blogospheres.

I always liked creativity, whether it was to draw or sew - any creative assignment I was getting from school, or just on my own.

I like men who paint or write or do something creative.

I think it's great when girls are artistic.

I suppose I just like being arty. That's all. Arty.

People often ask me about my upbringing, and if there was anything particular about it that made me become a cartoonist.

If I wasn't an actress I'd definitely want to do something in the arts and something that was very creative.

I love art. My sister is an artist and my mother is a painter, so it is very much in the family. I haven't ever wanted to be a fine artist myself - my sister robbed me of my artistic talent, I think.

Youth must go ahead and prosper. These young painters are all very talented people, but they all paint frescoes.