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But the answer to how to live...

But the answer to how to live is to stop thinking about it. And just to live. But you're doing that anyway. However you intellectualise it, you still just live.

Damien Hirst 100 quotes

It'd be nice to make lots of ...

It'd be nice to make lots of money but it's quite difficult, because every time I make lots of money I make a bigger piece that costs lots of money.

Damien Hirst 100 quotes

No, I don't believe in genius...

No, I don't believe in genius. I believe in freedom. I think anyone can do it. Anyone can be like Rembrandt.

Damien Hirst 100 quotes

It's amazing what you can do ...

It's amazing what you can do with an E in A-Level art, a twisted imagination and a chainsaw.

Damien Hirst 100 quotes

People don't like contemporar...

People don't like contemporary art, but all art starts life as contemporary - I can't really see a difference.

Damien Hirst 100 quotes

The goal in life is to be sol...

The goal in life is to be solid, whereas the way that life works is totally fluid, so you can never actually achieve that goal.

Damien Hirst 100 quotes

It's good to have a title tha...

It's good to have a title that's not just one word. If you're gonna title it, you might as well try and say something.

Damien Hirst 100 quotes

I have always been aware that...

I have always been aware that you have to get people listening before you can change their minds. Any artist's big fear is being ignored, so if you get debate, that's great.

Damien Hirst 100 quotes

I was taught to confront thin...

I was taught to confront things you can't avoid. Death is one of those things. To live in a society where you're trying not to look at it is stupid because looking at death throws us back into life with more vigour and energy. The fact that flowers don't last for ever makes them beautiful.

Damien Hirst 100 quotes

People always say that my wor...

People always say that my work is sensational or shocking but there are truly shocking things you could do, and my sculptures don't go anywhere near that.

Damien Hirst 100 quotes

Whenever I've been well-known...

Whenever I've been well-known or hitting the press, I've always had to get my credit card out to prove I'm Damien Hirst.

Damien Hirst 100 quotes

In an artwork you're always l...

In an artwork you're always looking for artistic decisions, so an ashtray is perfect. An ashtray has got life and death.

Damien Hirst 100 quotes

Making art, good art, is alwa...

Making art, good art, is always a struggle. It can make you happy when you pull it off. There's no better feeling. It's beauteous. But it's always about hard work and inspiration and sweat and good ideas.

Damien Hirst 100 quotes

I've been asked to do a retro...

I've been asked to do a retrospective since I was about 28 and I always thought that was a bit odd. It's great to look forward as an artist because in the future the possibilities are infinite; you look back and it's all fixed so it's a scary thing.

Damien Hirst 100 quotes

Painting is so poetic, while ...

Painting is so poetic, while sculpture is more logical and scientific and makes you worry about gravity.

Damien Hirst 100 quotes

But I'm more interested in wh...

But I'm more interested in why people are frightened by Jaws and why Jaws was such a hit than saying Spielberg's my main influence.

Damien Hirst 100 quotes

Being best is a false goal, y...

Being best is a false goal, you have to measure success on your own terms.

Damien Hirst 100 quotes

My Mum brought me up to belie...

My Mum brought me up to believe that if you look after the pennies then the pounds look after themselves, and I could never do it.

Damien Hirst 100 quotes

For me, art is always a kind ...

For me, art is always a kind of theater. When I started the spot paintings, I made them as an endless series. But I was never serious about it being an endless series. It was just an implied endless series. The theater means you just have to make it look good for that moment in the spotlight.

Damien Hirst 100 quotes

I think art is good at lookin...

I think art is good at looking back and looking forward. I don't think art is good at looking head-on. At the end of the day, people are more important than paintings.

Damien Hirst 100 quotes

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