Quote me as much as you like; as a matter of fact I don’t even mind if you misquote me !
MAN RAYI would photograph an idea rather than an object, a dream rather than an idea.
More Man Ray Quotes
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Lipstick is the red badge of courage.
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I have been accused of being a joker. But the most successful art to me involves humor.
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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 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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I would photograph an idea rather than an object, a dream rather than an idea.
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One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
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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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It has never been my object to record my dreams, just the determination to realize them.
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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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Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information.
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Reality is fabricated out of desire.
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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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