I am an economic person; I judge the amount of work involved with the amount of worth attained.
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I am an economic person; I judge the amount of work involved with the amount of worth attained.
MAN RAYl photograph what l do not wish to paint and l paint that which l cannot photograph.
MAN RAYReality is fabricated out of desire.
MAN RAYQuote me as much as you like; as a matter of fact I don’t even mind if you misquote me !
MAN RAYWhen I saw I was under attack from all sides, I knew I was on the right track.
MAN RAYIt has never been my object to record my dreams, just the determination to realize them.
MAN RAYIf 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 !
MAN RAYOne of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
MAN RAYI do not photograph nature. I photograph my visions.
MAN RAYTo me, a painter, if not the most useful, is the least harmful member of our society.
MAN RAYA camera alone does not make a picture. To make a picture you need a camera, a photographer and above all a subject. It is the subject that determines the interest of the photograph.
MAN RAYThanks to my effort in the last 40 years, there has been more paper and film wasted.
MAN RAYLipstick is the red badge of courage.
MAN RAYI never knew what I was doing until I was done.
MAN RAYIs 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.
MAN RAYSpeaking of nudes, I have always had a great fondness for this subject, both in my paintings and in my photos, and I must admit, not for purely artistic reasons.
MAN RAY