To create is divine, to reproduce is human.
MAN RAYl photograph what l do not wish to paint and l paint that which l cannot photograph.
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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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A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.
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It has never been my object to record my dreams, just the determination to realize them.
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I paint what cannot be photographed, that which comes from the imagination or from dreams, or from an unconscious drive.
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One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
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All critics should be assassinated.
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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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An original is a creation motivated by desire.
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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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I never knew what I was doing until I was done.
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There is no progress in art, any more than there is progress in making love.
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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.
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In the same spirit, when the automobile arrived, there were those that declared the horse to be the most perfect form of locomotion.
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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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Thanks to my effort in the last 40 years, there has been more paper and film wasted.
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