Quote me as much as you like; as a matter of fact I don’t even mind if you misquote me !
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.
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There is no progress in art, any more than there is progress in making love.
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A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.
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All critics should be assassinated.
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Reality is fabricated out of desire.
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It has never been my object to record my dreams, just the determination to realize them.
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An original is a creation motivated by desire.
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I have been accused of being a joker. But the most successful art to me involves humor.
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I never knew what I was doing until I was done.
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You don’t ask a writer what typewriter he uses.
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If I’d had the nerve, I’d have become a thief or a gangster, but since I didn’t, I became a photographer.
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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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I would photograph an idea rather than an object, a dream rather than an idea.
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The tricks of today are the truths of tomorrow.
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When I saw I was under attack from all sides, I knew I was on the right track.
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Speaking 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.
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