The tricks of today are the truths of tomorrow.
MAN RAYOh, yes, I was a great retoucher. A retoucher is an esthetic surgeon !
More Man Ray Quotes
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A 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.
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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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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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An effort impelled by desire must also have an automatic or subconscious energy to aid its realization.
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I have never painted a recent picture.
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Lipstick is the red badge of courage.
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I never knew what I was doing until I was done.
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I paint when I cannot photograph.
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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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Just as I work with paints, brushes, and canvas, I work with the light, pieces of glass and chemistry.
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There is no progress in art, any more than there is progress in making love.
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I am not going to be dictated to by the size of the camera. I use everything from an 8 x 10 to a 35-mm. But I don’t use these modern cameras which break down all the time !
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Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information.
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Oh, yes, I was a great retoucher. A retoucher is an esthetic surgeon !
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Of course, there will always be those who look only at technique, who ask ‘how’, while others of a more curious nature will ask ‘why’. Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information.
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