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I would photograph an idea rather than an object, a dream rather than an idea.

Man Ray

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
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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Funny Job Photograph Profession Thief
You don’t ask a writer what typewriter he uses.
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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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Effort Film Paper Waste
I never knew what I was doing until I was done.
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Done Hustle One Liner
An effort impelled by desire must also have an automatic or subconscious energy to aid its realization.
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The tricks of today are the truths of tomorrow.
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Future One Liner Trick Truth
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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Fact Mindset Myself Quote
When I saw I was under attack from all sides, I knew I was on the right track.
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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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Curiosity Information Myself Nature Technique Willing
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 when I cannot photograph.
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Option Paint Photograph
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 World Worst
Reality is fabricated out of desire.
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Desire Fabric One Liner Reality
To create is divine, to reproduce is human.
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Creation Divine Human Reproduction
My works were designed to amuse, annoy, bewilder, mystify and inspire reflection.
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Design Inspirational Myself Reflection Work

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