In the same spirit, when the automobile arrived, there were those that declared the horse to be the most perfect form of locomotion.
MAN RAYOne of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
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When I saw I was under attack from all sides, I knew I was on the right track.
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I never knew what I was doing until I was done.
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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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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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I paint what cannot be photographed, something from the imagination. I photograph the things I don’t want to paint, things that are already in existence.
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I do not photograph nature. I photograph my visions.
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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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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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I photograph the things that I do not wish to paint, the things which already have an existence.
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The tricks of today are the truths of tomorrow.
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I paint when I cannot photograph.
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Lipstick is the red badge of courage.
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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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My works were designed to amuse, annoy, bewilder, mystify and inspire reflection.
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