Nature does not create works of art. It is we, and the faculty of interpretation peculiar to the human mind, that see art.
MAN RAYAll critics should be assassinated.
More Man Ray Quotes
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You don’t ask a writer what typewriter he uses.
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One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
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I paint when I cannot photograph.
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There is no progress in art, any more than there is progress in making love.
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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 !
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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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Lipstick is the red badge of courage.
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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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An effort impelled by desire must also have an automatic or subconscious energy to aid its realization.
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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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My works were designed to amuse, annoy, bewilder, mystify and inspire reflection.
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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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l photograph what l do not wish to paint and l paint that which l cannot photograph.
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I believe in the relation between photography and music; And thats my inspiration.
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