I wanted to be a star, not a gallery mascot.

Quote by Jean-Michel Basquiat

Topics: Jean-Michel Basquiat Quotes

I don't think about art when I'm working. I try to think about life.

I don't think about art when I'm working. I try to think about life.

I don't listen to what art critics say. I don't know anybody who needs a...

I don't listen to what art critics say. I don't know anybody who needs a...

Believe it or not, I can actually draw.

Believe it or not, I can actually draw.

I wanted to be a star, not a gallery mascot

I wanted to be a star, not a gallery mascot

I had some money, I made the best paintings ever. I was completely reclusive, worked...

I had some money, I made the best paintings ever. I was completely reclusive, worked...

I start a picture and I finish it.

I start a picture and I finish it.

I know one day I'll turn the corner and I won't be ready for it.

I know one day I'll turn the corner and I won't be ready for it.

Since I was seventeen I thought I might be a star. I'd think about all...

Since I was seventeen I thought I might be a star. I'd think about all...

I thought I was going to be a bum the rest of my life.

I thought I was going to be a bum the rest of my life.

I had some money, I made the best paintings ever. I was completely reclusive, worked...

I had some money, I made the best paintings ever. I was completely reclusive, worked...

I am not a black artist, I am an artist.

I am not a black artist, I am an artist.