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When I had my first show at Artists Space in 1979, I imagined my life like game show. There were two doors: one door had a big dollar sign on it, and the other just had sort of a blurry picture of a newspaper - the money door or the critical response and acclaim door. Laurie Simmons

Life Game Money Space My Life First Picture Big Doors Other Sign Response Critical Had Like Sort Acclaim Were Dollar Just Artists Door Newspaper Game Show Show Two Imagined

Who knew that being an artist was a glamour job? Laurie Simmons

Job Glamour Knew Artist Being Who

I never could have predicted that I would have done something that could be called portraiture. Laurie Simmons

Would Something Could Never Done Predicted

I'm way more influenced by my children than I was by my parents. Laurie Simmons

Parents Way More Than Children Influenced

I don't like touching things that are the curatorial flavor of the month. Laurie Simmons

Month Touching Like Flavor Things

I always say I'm an artist with the soul of a realtor. Laurie Simmons

Soul Say Always Artist

Like all artists, I'm a complete cinephile; I see everything. I see past movies, present movies, indie movies, experimental movies. Laurie Simmons

Past Complete Everything See Indie Like Artists Experimental Movies Present

I can't even relate to the idea of raising a feminist. Laurie Simmons

Relate Idea Feminist Even Raising

Eating is one of the great beauties in life. One of my favorite recreations... eating with friends, the service, the ambience. LeRoy Neiman

Life Service Great Favorite Eating Beauties Ambience Friends

The most important thing is to just do it. If I work at a higher level I have responsibility to do better than what I've done before. Sometimes the best happens - beyond possibility. Just do it. Can't worry about it. LeRoy Neiman

Work Best Better Sometimes Responsibility Important Before Just Do It Worry Possibility About Higher Higher Level Beyond Most Most Important Thing Important Thing Than Done Just The Most Important Happens Thing Level

I had a go at changing history - maybe not all by myself - I fought at the battle of Normandy, I slogged through the Ardennes, and I celebrated the liberation of Paris on the streets with beautiful French girls throwing flowers at me. I said good-bye to my first true love and discovered what I really wanted to do with my life. LeRoy Neiman

Life Love Beautiful True Love Myself Me History Battle Girl My Life First Changing Liberation Paris Through Throwing Had True Good-Bye French Said Go Discovered Celebrated Maybe Wanted Really Fought Streets Flowers

But 'Playboy' was liberating. I was drawn to it and went for it full throttle. LeRoy Neiman

Liberating Drawn Full Playboy

You know what I like about San Francisco? The women are beautiful, fashionable and smart. San Francisco is one of the only cities I like to visit. I love New York and Chicago - I studied there, and L.A. has the same people as New York. LeRoy Neiman

Love Beautiful You Women People Smart Francisco Visit Cities About Only Studied New Like Know Chicago Women Are York Same New York San San Francisco Fashionable

I've zeroed in on what you would call action and excellence... Everybody who does anything to try to succeed has to give the best of themselves, and art has made me pull the best out of myself. LeRoy Neiman

As I turn 91 this June 8th, I have to admit my hours at the easel have diminished. LeRoy Neiman

Diminished Admit Hours June Turn

I hold doors open for all the women. Men can open the doors for themselves. LeRoy Neiman

Women Men Doors Open The Doors Hold Themselves

Some people try to paint in my style. Some simply sell pirated copies of my work. Some claim to be my publisher or agent or even my exclusive representative, when they are not. LeRoy Neiman

Work People Try Some People Style Claim Some Simply Exclusive Sell Representative Agent Paint Even Publisher Copies

The people who love my paintings, that respond to them the most, they're spectators, they're not viewers. LeRoy Neiman

Love People Respond Most Them Viewers Who Paintings Spectators

No, I never had any dreams. The process of art is a dream in itself. The artist just doesn't... you work out something. It's yours. You don't have to go to sleep to do that. You do that on the canvas. LeRoy Neiman

Work Art Dreams You Out Dream Something Never Had Go Itself Any Artist Just Process Canvas Work Out Yours Sleep

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