Jim Dine

I do not think that obsession is funny or that not being able to stop one's intensity is funny. ↗

— Jim Dine

#being #funny #i #i do #intensity

I've never had an easy relationship with critics. I hold a lot of homicide in my heart. If this was another time, I'd be packing a piece. ↗

— Jim Dine

#another time #critics #easy #had #heart

My attitude towards drawing is not necessarily about drawing. It's about making the best kind of image I can make, it's about talking as clearly as I can. ↗

— Jim Dine

#attitude #best #clearly #drawing #i

The figure is still the only thing I have faith in in terms of how much emotion it's charged with and how much subject matter is there. ↗

— Jim Dine

#emotion #faith #figure #how #i

Western art is built on the biographical passion of one artist for another. ↗

— Jim Dine

#art #artist #biographical #built #passion