Peter Max Quotes

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Peter Max

Profession : Artist

Birth : October 19, 1937

I stay busy, and it feels good.

Peter Max

When I put my brush to canvas, I never know what I'm going to paint. It's like when you're walking down the street with your hands in your pockets, humming a tune, you don't know what you'll be humming five minutes from now.

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Seven days a week, I'm always drawing, doodling, or painting, whether I'm in the studio or on a plane.

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Marlon Brando came up to me many, many years ago. He wanted me to do a little doodle for him on the back of an airline ticket.

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I grew up in Shanghai 'til I was 10 or 11, with one year in Tibet. When I was 5 or 6 years old, the American radio station came to Shanghai, and I used to love bebop and jazz, but I didn't know where it came from.

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I'm more American than anything else. I grew up in China, but I was fulfilled at a young age by American music. It was my biggest inspiration.

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I studied realism when I was in art school.

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When I wake up, I can't wait to get to the studio, go into the paint room.

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My biggest love is still planets and stars. If I hadn't become an artist, I'd be an astronomer because I still love it so much.

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I met Carl Sagan quite a few times - a fantastic and amazing person. I love him. Neil deGrasse Tyson is a good friend, too.

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I am very concerned about our planet and am about respecting all living things.

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I don't even think about maintaining a relevance. I just think about what do I want to paint, what am I gonna do now, what am I gonna do later.

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Some people remember me for my color; some people remember me as a friend.

Peter Max