Quote me as much as you like; as a matter of fact I don’t even mind if you misquote me !
MAN RAYOne of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
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I photograph the things that I do not wish to paint, the things which already have an existence.
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A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.
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All critics should be assassinated.
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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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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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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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I do not photograph nature. I photograph my visions.
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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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The streets are full of admirable craftsmen, but so few practical dreamers.
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Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information.
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The tricks of today are the truths of tomorrow.
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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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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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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.
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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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