I would photograph an idea rather than an object, a dream rather than an idea.
MAN RAYI photograph the things that I do not wish to paint, the things which already have an existence.
More Man Ray Quotes
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You don’t ask a writer what typewriter he uses.
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The streets are full of admirable craftsmen, but so few practical dreamers.
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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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One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
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Lipstick is the red badge of courage.
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I do not photograph nature. I photograph my visions.
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A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.
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An original is a creation motivated by desire.
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I have never painted a recent picture.
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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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Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information.
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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 believe in the relation between photography and music; And thats my inspiration.
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If the affairs of the world were put in the hands of the screwball artists, it couldn’t be in a worse state than it is now !
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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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