"To paint is a possessing rather than a picturing."

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Source : Philip Guston, Clark Coolidge (2011). “Philip Guston: Collected Writings, Lectures, and Conversations”, p.10, Univ of California Press

Philip Guston

“Trying to order your world so that its predictable and safe is counterproducti ve to growth.”
“Sports are not for everyone.”
“One possibility for difficulties innovating is that most people really donÃ•t care about innovation.”
“Tell me, can you see beauty? Can you let it renew your commitment to life, every day? I don't want to wait for death to be near to receive the beauty in my life. I want to be awed every day by the truth-pretty or painful-and let it open me to the beauty that surrounds me and draws me deeper and deeper into my own life.”
“I went to film school at UT Austin. I learned a lot and that school's good for puking up all your bad movies early and quick. But ultimately, no one can teach you to be an artist.”

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“Sex is a conversation carried out by another means.”
“Somehow, stars have a lot of class if they are done right; they never have a shelf life.”
“I miss the ocean. I miss diving into the cold water and coming out a new man. On the road it's hard to get that feeling. Showers are okay, but there's nothing quite like being in the ocean.”

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