I do not photograph nature. I photograph my visions.
MAN RAYI have never painted a recent picture.
More Man Ray Quotes
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One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
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Is photography an art? There is no point in trying to find out if it is an art. Art is old-fashioned. We need something else.
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Oh, yes, I was a great retoucher. A retoucher is an esthetic surgeon !
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I believe in the relation between photography and music; And thats my inspiration.
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Lipstick is the red badge of courage.
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Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information.
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All critics should be assassinated.
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Quote me as much as you like; as a matter of fact I don’t even mind if you misquote me !
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A certain amount of contempt for the material employed to express an idea is indispensable to the purest realization of this idea.
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If the affairs of the world were put in the hands of the screwball artists, it couldn’t be in a worse state than it is now !
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The streets are full of admirable craftsmen, but so few practical dreamers.
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If the affairs of the world were put in the hands of the screwball artists, it couldn’t be in a worse state than it is now !
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To create is divine, to reproduce is human.
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A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.
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To me, a painter, if not the most useful, is the least harmful member of our society.
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