As I Turn 91... I Have To

I Guess I Created Leroy Neiman. Nobody Else Told Me How To Do It. Well, I'm A Believer In The Theory That The Artist Is As Important As His Work.

Boxing Is My Real Passion. I Can Go To Ballet, Theatre, Movies, Or Other Sporting Events... And Nothing Is Like The Fights To Me. I'm Excited By The Visual Beauty Of It. A Boxer Can Look So Spectacular By Doing A Good Job.

I've Met And Sketched Most Of The Great Athletes From The Past Five Decades And Their Movement, Grace And Energy Have Kept Me Captivated Over The Years. That's What The Ancient Greeks First Saw And That's What Caught My Interest.

The People Who Love My Paintings, That Respond To Them The Most, They're Spectators, They're Not Viewers.

No, I Never Had Any Dreams. The Process Of Art Is A Dream In Itself. The Artist Just Doesn't... You Work Out Something. It's Yours. You Don't Have To Go To Sleep To Do That. You Do That On The Canvas.