“I was always artistic - right from childhood - but my love of painting...” — Sean Scully Quote

“I was always artistic - right from childhood - but my love of painting came a bit later. It followed my love of music.”

“Painting is profoundly emotional. When I finish a painting, I'm usually extremely sad.”

“Imagine a world without art: it's George Orwell's nightmare!”

“Out of all the artistic things I do, music is the most rewarding because it's so hard to write songs.”

“The word 'art' interests me very much. If it comes from Sanskrit, as I've heard, it signifies 'making.' Now everyone makes something, and those who make things on a canvas with a frame, they're called artists. Formerly, they were called craftsmen, a term I prefer. We're all craftsmen, in civilian or military or artistic life.”

“I'm focused now, definitely. I absolutely need to show everyone that I'm powerful and strong and can be graceful and artistic, too.”