To create is divine, to reproduce is human.
MAN RAYI 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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It has never been my object to record my dreams, just the determination to realize them.
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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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I have been accused of being a joker. But the most successful art to me involves humor.
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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 am an economic person; I judge the amount of work involved with the amount of worth attained.
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I believe in the relation between photography and music; And thats my inspiration.
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A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.
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There is no progress in art, any more than there is progress in making love.
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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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All critics should be assassinated.
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I have never painted a recent picture.
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An original is a creation motivated by desire.
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Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information.
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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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I would photograph an idea rather than an object, a dream rather than an idea.
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