Stan Smith Quotes & Sayings

Line is so versatile - you can do a fine, tight, closely observed description or simply put a line around an idea - like a cartoonist. — Stan Smith

A lot of people now think Im a shoe. They dont even know I was a tennis player. The shoe has really taken on a life of its own, way beyond me. — Stan Smith

Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it. — Stan Smith

Study your subject through half-closed eyes before starting to draw - you'll find that the lights and darks are exaggerated and easier to identify. — Stan Smith

When you walk on a court, clear your mind of everything unrelated to the goal of playing the match as well as you can. — Stan Smith

God pays twice as much attention on Christmas, like the media when a white kid goes missing. — Stan Smith

Hey, all I was trying to do was keep my country and my family safe! — Stan Smith

Spaces between the forms, or the negative shapes, play just as great a role as the positives and they enable you to check the accuracy of your drawing. The positives make the negatives and negatives make the positives. — Stan Smith

Sweeping gestures from the shoulder allow you to make generous marks, well suited to large scale work. You don't get anything simpler than this - I'm sure it is the way the cave men drew. — Stan Smith

Laughter is infectious, like small pox or gay. — Stan Smith

Son, feelings are what women have. They come from their ovaries. — Stan Smith

In the real world there are many tones, from white at one extreme, through a large number of medium tones to black at the other extreme. To achieve a three-dimensional effect on paper you need just three - white, black and medium gray. — Stan Smith

My first love was basketball. — Stan Smith

Winning is great, but it's the l9ong road to get there that makes it worthwhile. — Stan Smith

If you've worked over all of your drawing, it should finish itself - often when you least expect it. — Stan Smith