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Damien Hirst Quotes

I can’t wait to get into a position to make really bad art and get away with it Picture Quote #1

I can’t understand why most people believe in medicine and don’t believe in art, without questioning either Picture Quote #1

I was taught to confront things you can’t avoid. Death is one of those things. To live in a society where you’re trying not to look at it is stupid because looking at death throws us back into life with more vigour and energy. The fact that flowers don’t last for ever makes them beautiful Picture Quote #1

I have titles floating around in my head; I have sculptures floating around in my head. It’s like a collage Picture Quote #1

There’s always something you missed or something you didn’t notice or somehow you got wrong... I don’t really have a beginning Picture Quote #1

Commercials are so contemporary and up to date that when you’re involved in that visual world, you can’t really go backwards Picture Quote #1

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As an artist you’re looking for universal triggers. You want it both ways. You want it to have an immediate impact, and you want it to have deep meanings as well. I’m striving for both. But I hate it when people write things that sound like they’ve swallowed a f... dictionary Picture Quote #1

To be an artist is not about fame; it’s about art, which is this intangible thing that has got to have lots of integrity, whereas being famous doesn’t really take any integrity. But I think you have to admit that you want to be famous, otherwise you can’t be an artist. Art and fame together are like a desire to live forever Picture Quote #1

When you’ve just done it, you’re not sure. But when you’ve sat with it for a couple of hours and you don’t want to do anything more to it, that’s a great feeling. It can stand on its own two feet Picture Quote #1

You can always tell a great painting, because when you get close there are all these nervous marks Picture Quote #1

I don’t see what else you can spend your money on... If you want to own things, art is a pretty good bet Picture Quote #1

The spot paintings, the spin paintings, they’re all a mechanical way to avoid the actual guy in a room, myself, with a blank canvas Picture Quote #1

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As an artist, you don’t stop making art because people are not buying it Picture Quote #1

Sensation is an element of what I do, and why not? It’s not sensational for the sake of being sensational, but it’s sensational art... It’s like touching skin Picture Quote #1

I wanted a shark that’s big enough to eat you, and in a large enough amount of liquid so that you could imagine you were in there with it Picture Quote #1

Art goes on in your head. If you said something interesting, that might be a title for a work of art and I’d write it down Picture Quote #1

It’d be nice to make lots of money but it’s quite difficult, because every time I make lots of money I make a bigger piece that costs lots of money Picture Quote #1

It’s good to have a title that’s not just one word. If you’re gonna title it, you might as well try and say something Picture Quote #1

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I can’t wait to get into a position to make really bad art and get away with it (Damien Hirst Quotes) I can’t understand why most people believe in medicine and don’t believe in art, without questioning either (Damien Hirst Quotes) I was taught to confront things you can’t avoid. Death is one of those things. To live in a society where you’re trying not to look at it is stupid because looking at death throws us back into life with more vigour and energy. The fact that flowers don’t last for ever makes them beautiful (Damien Hirst Quotes) I have titles floating around in my head; I have sculptures floating around in my head. It’s like a collage (Damien Hirst Quotes) There’s always something you missed or something you didn’t notice or somehow you got wrong... I don’t really have a beginning (Damien Hirst Quotes) Commercials are so contemporary and up to date that when you’re involved in that visual world, you can’t really go backwards (Damien Hirst Quotes) As an artist you’re looking for universal triggers. You want it both ways. You want it to have an immediate impact, and you want it to have deep meanings as well. I’m striving for both. But I hate it when people write things that sound like they’ve swallowed a f... dictionary (Damien Hirst Quotes) To be an artist is not about fame; it’s about art, which is this intangible thing that has got to have lots of integrity, whereas being famous doesn’t really take any integrity. But I think you have to admit that you want to be famous, otherwise you can’t be an artist. Art and fame together are like a desire to live forever (Damien Hirst Quotes) When you’ve just done it, you’re not sure. But when you’ve sat with it for a couple of hours and you don’t want to do anything more to it, that’s a great feeling. It can stand on its own two feet (Damien Hirst Quotes) You can always tell a great painting, because when you get close there are all these nervous marks (Damien Hirst Quotes) I don’t see what else you can spend your money on... If you want to own things, art is a pretty good bet (Damien Hirst Quotes) The spot paintings, the spin paintings, they’re all a mechanical way to avoid the actual guy in a room, myself, with a blank canvas (Damien Hirst Quotes) As an artist, you don’t stop making art because people are not buying it (Damien Hirst Quotes) Sensation is an element of what I do, and why not? It’s not sensational for the sake of being sensational, but it’s sensational art... It’s like touching skin (Damien Hirst Quotes) I wanted a shark that’s big enough to eat you, and in a large enough amount of liquid so that you could imagine you were in there with it (Damien Hirst Quotes) Art goes on in your head. If you said something interesting, that might be a title for a work of art and I’d write it down (Damien Hirst Quotes) It’d be nice to make lots of money but it’s quite difficult, because every time I make lots of money I make a bigger piece that costs lots of money (Damien Hirst Quotes) It’s good to have a title that’s not just one word. If you’re gonna title it, you might as well try and say something (Damien Hirst Quotes)

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