I never knew what I was doing until I was done.
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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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I never knew what I was doing until I was done.
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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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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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An effort impelled by desire must also have an automatic or subconscious energy to aid its realization.
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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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One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
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Oh, yes, I was a great retoucher. A retoucher is an esthetic surgeon !
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I would photograph an idea rather than an object, a dream rather than an idea.
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A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.
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The streets are full of admirable craftsmen, but so few practical dreamers.
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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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l photograph what l do not wish to paint and l paint that which l cannot photograph.
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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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When I saw I was under attack from all sides, I knew I was on the right track.
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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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Just as I work with paints, brushes, and canvas, I work with the light, pieces of glass and chemistry.
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