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.
MAN RAYOf 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.
More Man Ray Quotes
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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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You don’t ask a writer what typewriter he uses.
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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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To me, a painter, if not the most useful, is the least harmful member of our society.
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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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An original is a creation motivated by desire.
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I never knew what I was doing until I was done.
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Reality is fabricated out of desire.
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The streets are full of admirable craftsmen, but so few practical dreamers.
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Lipstick is the red badge of courage.
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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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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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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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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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