1.
The satirical direction I have chosen is an indication of my disappointment in man, which is the opposite way of saying that I have high expectations for the human race.
Jack Levine
2.
It was a movement that had all the art critics, all the museum directors in its thrall.
Jack Levine
3.
Here we were, corrupting all those Russians toward communism.
Jack Levine
4.
My goal... not to go back to Rembrandt... but to bring the great tradition and whatever is great about it, up to date.
Jack Levine
5.
Impulses are hard to come by these days.
Jack Levine
6.
I wish there was a painter who could paint as well as Ted Williams could hit.
Jack Levine
7.
As far as I'm concerned, I want to remain the mean little man I always was.
Jack Levine
8.
I'm the little dog who goes the wrong way-under the hoop.
Jack Levine
9.
Now painting is different. It's something recollected in tranquility.
Jack Levine
10.
I am primarily concerned with the condition of man.
Jack Levine
11.
Most artists like to think of themselves as rugged individualists, as independent characters.
Jack Levine
12.
I have never learned to draw a hand well enough, so why should I stop trying now?
Jack Levine