I have never painted a recent picture.
MAN RAYI never knew what I was doing until I was done.
More Man Ray Quotes
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Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information.
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To create is divine, to reproduce is human.
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My works were designed to amuse, annoy, bewilder, mystify and inspire reflection.
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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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You don’t ask a writer what typewriter he uses.
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Oh, yes, I was a great retoucher. A retoucher is an esthetic surgeon !
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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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A camera alone does not make a picture. To make a picture you need a camera, a photographer and above all a subject. It is the subject that determines the interest of the photograph.
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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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All critics should be assassinated.
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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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It has never been my object to record my dreams, just the determination to realize them.
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The tricks of today are the truths of tomorrow.
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Lipstick is the red badge of courage.
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I believe in the relation between photography and music; And thats my inspiration.
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