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When I was growing up, I wanted to be a house painter like my father, but I was always screwing up when I went to work with him. I had a talent for knocking over paint and painting myself into corners. I also realized fairly quickly that painting bored me.

I grew up wanting to be a painter and paint pictures.

I wanted to be a painter, really, when I was growing up as a kid. It was one thing that really took a grip on me.

I went to art high school and thought I'd be a painter. Unfortunately I didn't finish high school, but that's always been part of my work.

I was too practical to want to be a painter.

I wanted to be a painter.

In my previous life, I was an artist. I still paint. I love art.

I always wanted to be a painter. I loved painting. I went on three different art courses but had no talent whatsoever.

I started painting when I was in high school.

In fact, I thought my calling was to be a painter.