137 Quotes by Bob Ross

I never turn down requests for interviews. I'm just rarely asked.

Traditionally, art has been for the select few.

Most painters want recognition, especially by their peers.

There are thousands of very, very talented artists who will never be known, even after they are dead.

Most painters want recognition, especially by their peers. I achieved that a long time ago with TV. I don't need any more.

Traditionally, art has been for the select few. We have been brainwashed to believe that Michelangelo had to pat you on the head at birth.

Within one hour of touching the brush to canvas for the first time, my students have a total, complete painting.

One of the questions that I hear over and over and over is, 'What do we do with all these paintings we do on television?' Most of these paintings are donated to PBS stations across the country. They auction them off, and they make a happy buck with 'em.

People see you on television, and they think you make the same amount of money that Clint Eastwood does. But this is PBS. All these shows are done for free.