Quote by Frank Auerbach
To put down an ideogram of a table so that people will recognize i

To put down an ideogram of a table so that people will recognize it as a table is not the work of a painter, but to sense it for a moment as a magic carpet with a leg hanging down at each corner is the beginning of a painters imagination. – Frank Auerbach

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It seems to me madness to wake up in the morning and do something other than paint, considering that one may not wake up the following morning. – Frank Auerbach

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I used to lie in bed in my flat and imagine what would happen if there was a zombie attack. – Simon Pegg

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The use of travelling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are. – Samuel Johnson

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Imagination is the key to my lyrics. The rest is painted with a little science fiction. – Jimi Hendrix

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I love theatrics and have a huge imagination: Why would I want to sit onstage and sing a bunch of ballads back-to-back? – Christina Aguilera

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