Norman Rockwell

I don't think I'm a great artist. I'm a good illustrator.

The commonplaces of the times are the great subjects for a painter.

Without thinking too much about it in a philosophical way, I have to say that my perhaps my greatest satisfaction in painting has come from putting before the public the things I saw every day, the things I felt about every day, and the things that were part of my life.

I paint life as I would like it to be.

No man with a conscience can just bat out paintings. He's got to put all his talent and heart into them.

I showed the America I knew and observed to others who might not have noticed.

I was a storyteller in pictures.

The secret to so many things is to be interested.

I don't like to preach, but I like to tell stories.

I was trying to show the best of America, the best of the people.

I just want to show people what I see.

I used to think that I was just an illustrator, but now I think I'm an artist.

I'm not a social commentator. I'm just a painter.

I try to paint the truth as I see it.

I'm not trying to make a statement. I'm just trying to tell a story.

I like to paint people, and I like to paint them doing things.

I'm not a political painter. I'm a human painter.

I try to make my pictures understandable to everyone.

I'm not a great artist, but I'm a good craftsman.

I try to make my pictures tell a story, and I try to make them tell a good story.