One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
MAN RAYAll critics should be assassinated.
More Man Ray Quotes
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An original is a creation motivated by desire.
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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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To create is divine, to reproduce is human.
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The streets are full of admirable craftsmen, but so few practical dreamers.
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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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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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When I saw I was under attack from all sides, I knew I was on the right track.
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I do not photograph nature. I photograph my visions.
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Reality is fabricated out of desire.
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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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A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.
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I have never painted a recent picture.
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You don’t ask a writer what typewriter he uses.
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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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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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