Martin Mull
Martin Mull
Martin Eugene Mull is an American actor and comedian who has appeared in many television and film roles. He is also a painter and a recording artist. As an actor, he first became known in his role on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman and its spin-off Fernwood 2 Night. Among his other notable roles are Colonel Mustard in the 1985 film Clue, Leon Carp on Roseanne, Willard Kraft on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, Vlad Plasmius on Danny Phantom and Russell the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth18 August 1943
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
I've been doing it all along, ever since I got out of art school.
I kind of just lucked into and fell into the other profession. It was really just an outgrowth of the fact that when I was in art school, I had no money whatsoever.
If there is some art involved, I'd like it to be that it came through the cracks of daily work.
I sometimes question whether I'm even an artist or just a painter.
If there is some art involved, Id like it to be that it came through the cracks of daily work.
I had a teacher in art school who said something about the only works he really enjoyed seeing or found much in were works where he had a sense that a discovery was made in the course of making this object. I like to hold to that as my marching orders.
I think there are a lot of pictures to make. I sometimes question whether I'm even an artist or just a painter. To me, the making of the pictures is the most important thing.
If the real world is orange juice, then art is like orange-juice concentrate.
Like a guide dog, paintings help you see.
It might be something in the actual structure of the paintings that is starting to come around, finally. And that's exciting to me.
Having a family is like having a bowling alley installed in your head.
It really is a day job, and it also seems to have virtually disappeared-with no remorse, really. It gives me more time to paint.
It seems like the opportunity just increases exponentially. There doesn't seem to be much stopping.
I've always had a certain fascination. It's basically paint what you know, and this is what I grew up with.