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One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.

Man Ray

My works were designed to amuse, annoy, bewilder, mystify and inspire reflection.
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Design Inspirational Myself Reflection Work
A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.
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The streets are full of admirable craftsmen, but so few practical dreamers.
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Admire Craft Dreams Practice
I would photograph an idea rather than an object, a dream rather than an idea.
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Choice Dreams Ideas Myself Photography
I never knew what I was doing until I was done.
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Done Hustle One Liner
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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Affair Artist Hands State World Worst
I paint what cannot be photographed, that which comes from the imagination or from dreams, or from an unconscious drive.
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Dreams Drive Imagination Myself Patient Photograph Unconscious
All critics should be assassinated.
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Assassination Criticism One Liner
You don’t ask a writer what typewriter he uses.
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l photograph what l do not wish to paint and l paint that which l cannot photograph.
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Myself Paint Photograph
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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Art Fashion Need Old Photography
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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Amount Employment Himself Ideas Material
I have been accused of being a joker. But the most successful art to me involves humor.
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Art Humor Joke Myself Success
Thanks to my effort in the last 40 years, there has been more paper and film wasted.
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Effort Film Paper Waste
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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Artistic Greatness Myself Nude Reason Subject Talk
It has never been my object to record my dreams, just the determination to realize them.
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Determination Dreams Myself Object Realization Record

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