Norman Rockwell Quotes

• If the public dislikes one of my Post covers, I can’t help disliking it myself.

  Norman Rockwell

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• The secret to so many artists living so long is that every painting is a new adventure. So, you see, they’re always looking ahead to something new and exciting. The secret is not to look back.

  Norman Rockwell

• You must first spend some time getting your model to relax. Then you’ll get a natural expression.

  Norman Rockwell

• When I go to farms or little towns, I am always surprised at the discontent I find. And New York, too often, has looked across the sea toward Europe. And all of us who turn our eyes away from what we have are missing life.

  Norman Rockwell

• Very interesting for an old duffer like me to try his hand at something new. If I don’t do that once in a while, I might just turn into a fossil, you know!

  Norman Rockwell

• Things aren’t much wilder now, I don’t think, than they were back then. Of course I just read about all the goings-on now. Ha.

  Norman Rockwell

• The remarks about my reaching the age of Social Security and coming to the end of the road, they jolted me. And that was good. Because I sure as hell had no intention of just sitting around for the rest of my life. So I’d whip out the paints and really go to it.

  Norman Rockwell

• The ’20s ended in an era of extravagance, sort of like the one we’re in now. There was a big crash, but then the country picked itself up again, and we had some great years. Those were the days when American believed in itself. I was happy and proud to be painting it.

  Norman Rockwell

• Some people have been kind enough to call me a fine artist. I’ve always called myself an illustrator. I’m not sure what the difference is. All I know is that whatever type of work I do, I try to give it my very best. Art has been my life.

  Norman Rockwell

• Some folks think I painted Lincoln from life, but I haven’t been around that long. Not quite.

  Norman Rockwell

• Right from the beginning, I always strived to capture everything I saw as completely as possible.

  Norman Rockwell

• No man with a conscience can just bat out illustrations. He’s got to put all his talent and feeling into them!

  Norman Rockwell

• My best efforts were some modern things that looked like very lousy Matisses. Thank God I had the sense to realize they were lousy, and leave Paris.

  Norman Rockwell

• It wouldn’t be right for me to clown around when I’m painting a president.

  Norman Rockwell

• It was a pretty rough neighborhood where I grew up The really tough places were over around Third Avenue where it ran into the Harlem River, but we weren’t far away.

  Norman Rockwell

• I’m tired, but proud.

  Norman Rockwell

• I’m the oldest antique in town.

  Norman Rockwell

• I’m not going to be caught around here for any fool celebration. To hell with birthdays!

  Norman Rockwell

• I’ll never have enough time to paint all the pictures I’d like to.

  Norman Rockwell

• I talk as I sketch, too, in order to keep their minds off what I’m doing so I’ll get the most natural expression I can from them. Also, the talking helps to size up the subject’s personality, so I can figure out better how to portray him.

  Norman Rockwell

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Birth:	3rd February, 1894
Death:	8th November, 1978
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Painter

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