Great art is the outward expression of an inner life in the artist, and this inner life will result in his personal vision of the world.

— Edward Hopper

If you could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.

— Edward Hopper

If you could say it in words, there would be no reason to paint.

— Edward Hopper

I trust Windsor and Newton and I paint directly upon it.

— Edward Hopper

More of me comes out when I improvise.

— Edward Hopper

My aim in painting has always been the most exact transcription possible of my most intimate impression of nature.

— Edward Hopper

No amount of skillful invention can replace the essential element of imagination.

— Edward Hopper

The only real influence I've ever had is myself.

— Edward Hopper

What I wanted to do was to paint sunlight on the side of a house.

— Edward Hopper