I paint what cannot be photographed, something from the imagination. I photograph the things I don’t want to paint, things that are already in existence.
MAN RAYNature does not create works of art. It is we, and the faculty of interpretation peculiar to the human mind, that see art.
More Man Ray Quotes
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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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An original is a creation motivated by desire.
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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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It has never been my object to record my dreams, just the determination to realize them.
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The streets are full of admirable craftsmen, but so few practical dreamers.
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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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All critics should be assassinated.
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Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information.
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I photograph the things that I do not wish to paint, the things which already have an existence.
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Thanks to my effort in the last 40 years, there has been more paper and film wasted.
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I would photograph an idea rather than an object, a dream rather than an idea.
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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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Lipstick is the red badge of courage.
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One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
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I never knew what I was doing until I was done.
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