LeRoy Neiman

'Playboy' made the good life a reality for me and made it the subject matter of my paintings - not affluence and luxury as such, but joie de vivre itself. ↗

— LeRoy Neiman

#good #good life #itself #life #luxury

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

#claim #copies #even #exclusive #paint

The businessman says 'If I don't do it first, somebody else will.' The artist says 'If I don't do it first, nobody else will.' ↗

— LeRoy Neiman

#businessman #else #first #i #nobody

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

— LeRoy Neiman

#most #paintings #people #respond #spectators

You can't take yourself too seriously. ↗

— LeRoy Neiman

#take #too #you #yourself