Tony Curtis Quotes

I really want to continue doing art. I would love to go back to doing paintings one day.

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.

Anything that had to do with art I been doing all my life. It was a gift. It's nothing I work real hard at doing.

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.

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

I have been drawing all my life.

Acting is secondary - I don't feel like it's going to stick around because it's not something I want to do forever. My art has always been my top priority and I have far more experience in that field than I do in film.

I love art and I think I was destined to end up in some aspect of the arts.

I knew I was artistic, and I wanted to do something in the arts.

Back in third grade, they used to say, 'Take whatever talent you have and think of something you can do with it.' I liked to draw, but what could I do with it? Maybe I could be an art dealer - nah, can't see myself doing that. Maybe I could do commercial arts?

I am a freelance artiste.

After my schooling, I was not thrilled by the idea of treading the usual doctor-engineer line. I wanted to pursue something artistic, and I was good at drawing. The options before me were architecture, fashion, and interior designing.

I had wanted to be a sculptor throughout life, but to do so, I had to stop painting.

I was always involved in art and when I went under contract at Warner Bros. at 18, it afforded me the possibility of never having to stop painting, never having to stop taking photographs and so on, and to actually live a cultural life.

I have been surrounded by artists and paintings throughout my life. My father Ted Dyer is an artist, and from a very early age I have spent time painting and drawing.

I love painting. I went to college in fine arts, and I still do it all the time.

My sister-in-law is a painter, and I'll say, how long did it take you to paint that painting. She'll say, It took me maybe three days, but it took me all my life to get the skills to paint that painting.

The only thing in life that really gives me any peace is just being lost in the process of creating something, whether it's the film or painting and drawing, which has been a big part of my life, for a long time.

The day the producers aren't minting money, or the fans are done with me and, most of all, I as a person get bored of acting, I will stop and pursue my other interests. There is a lot to do: painting, writing, direction.

I also paint and enjoy acrylic medium; some of my close friends have paintings I did for them.

I've always loved painting and drawing. I wish I'd developed it more and exhibited.

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

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

In fact, I thought my calling was to be a painter.