Bob Ross

I tell people, 'You can do this.' And they write back and say, 'You were right. I can do this. And now I believe I can do anything.'

People see you on television, and they think you make the same amount of money that Clint Eastwood does. But this is PBS. All these shows are done for free.

There are thousands of very, very talented artists who will never be known, even after they are dead.

I really believe that if you practice enough you could paint the 'Mona Lisa' with a two-inch brush.

If you study my paintings, there are no signs of human life.

Most painters want recognition, especially by their peers. I achieved that a long time ago with TV. I don't need any more.

Within one hour of touching the brush to canvas for the first time, my students have a total, complete painting.

If you learned how to make a cloud, your time is not wasted.

I was the guy who makes you scrub the latrine, the guy who makes you make your bed, the guy who screams at you for being late to work. The job requires you to be a mean, tough person. And I was fed up with it. I promised myself that if I ever got away from it, it wasn't going to be that way any more.