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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 !

Man Ray

Oh, yes, I was a great retoucher. A retoucher is an esthetic surgeon !
MAN RAY

Doctor Greatness Surgeon
l photograph what l do not wish to paint and l paint that which l cannot photograph.
MAN RAY

Myself Paint Photograph
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.
MAN RAY

Existence Imagination Myself Paint Photograph
When I saw I was under attack from all sides, I knew I was on the right track.
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.
MAN RAY

Artistic Greatness Myself Nude Reason Subject Talk
An original is a creation motivated by desire.
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Creation Desire Motivation Original
The tricks of today are the truths of tomorrow.
MAN RAY

Future One Liner Trick Truth
I never knew what I was doing until I was done.
MAN RAY

Done Hustle One Liner
Just as I work with paints, brushes, and canvas, I work with the light, pieces of glass and chemistry.
MAN RAY

Art Brush Chemistry Light Myself Paint Pieces
I photograph the things that I do not wish to paint, the things which already have an existence.
MAN RAY

Existence Myself Paint Photograph Wish
Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information.
MAN RAY

Information Inspirational Myself Personal Prefer
All critics should be assassinated.
MAN RAY

Assassination Criticism One Liner
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 !
MAN RAY

Camera Direction Leadership Time
I would photograph an idea rather than an object, a dream rather than an idea.
MAN RAY

Choice Dreams Ideas Myself Photography
It has never been my object to record my dreams, just the determination to realize them.
MAN RAY

Determination Dreams Myself Object Realization Record
You don’t ask a writer what typewriter he uses.
MAN RAY

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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