Man Ray Quotes
A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.
Man RayMan Ray I would photograph an idea rather than an object, a dream rather than an idea.
Man RayMan Ray I paint what cannot be photographed, that which comes from the imagination or from dreams, or from an unconscious drive.
Man RayMan Ray I am an economic person; I judge the amount of work involved with the amount of worth attained.
Man RayMan Ray One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
Man RayMan Ray Of course, there will always be those who look only at technique, who ask ‘how’, while others of a more curious nature will ask ‘why’. Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information.
Man RayMan Ray I photograph the things that I do not wish to paint, the things which already have an existence.
Man RayMan Ray 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 RayMan Ray If I’d had the nerve, I’d have become a thief or a gangster, but since I didn’t, I became a photographer.
Man RayMan Ray The tricks of today are the truths of tomorrow.
Man RayMan Ray Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information.
Man RayMan Ray 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 RayMan Ray l photograph what l do not wish to paint and l paint that which l cannot photograph.
Man RayMan Ray To me, a painter, if not the most useful, is the least harmful member of our society.
Man RayMan Ray An original is a creation motivated by desire.
Man RayMan Ray I have never painted a recent picture.
Man RayMan Ray