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The idea is more important th...

The idea is more important than the object.

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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

If the choice is between buyi...

If the choice is between buying another building or a Pollock, I'd go for the Pollock every time.

Damien Hirst 100 quotes

I can't wait to get into a po...

I can't wait to get into a position to make really bad art and get away with it. At the moment if I did certain things people would look at it, consider it and then say "f off". But after a while you can get away with things.

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Art is the closest you can ge...

Art is the closest you can get to immortality, though it's a poor substitute - you're working for people not yet born - and people want it because it is brilliant. It ends up in museums anyway; the rich have to give it back to the people, it's their only option. There are no pockets in a shroud.

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What I really like is minimum...

What I really like is minimum effort for maximum effect.

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Sensation is an element of wh...

Sensation is an element of what I do, and why not? It's not sensational for the sake of being sensational, but it's sensational art... It's like touching skin.

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But then architects don't bui...

But then architects don't build their own houses.

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The spot paintings, the spin ...

The spot paintings, the spin paintings, they're all a mechanical way to avoid the actual guy in a room, myself, with a blank canvas.

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For artists it's a lot easier...

For artists it's a lot easier to make art in bad times than it is in good times. When you've got no money it's easy to just drink your way through it and make great art. But if you're making lots of money it can be very problematic.

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Even as a kid in drawing clas...

Even as a kid in drawing class, I had real ambition. I wanted to be the best in the class, but there was always some other feller who was better; so I thought, It cant be about being the best, it has to be about the drawing itself, what you do with it. Thats kind of stuck with me.

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I have titles floating around...

I have titles floating around in my head; I have sculptures floating around in my head. It's like a collage.

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Art goes on in your head. If ...

Art goes on in your head. If you said something interesting, that might be a title for a work of art and I'd write it down.

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I love color. I feel it insid...

I love color. I feel it inside me. It gives me a buzz.

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You've really got to get down...

You've really got to get down on the floor with yourself and get low in order to make great art. I think you've just got to accept who you are and do the most unbelievable things.

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I've never learned to drive b...

I've never learned to drive because I get lots of ideas when I'm a passenger in a car. I love to get in a car with a driver and just think and work things out.

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Here's one from me: 'You have...

Here's one from me: 'You have to be aware that everyone else is thinking far too hard about themselves to be thinking about you, whoever you are.' If you want it, you can have it. Once you know that, you can be free.

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I believe all painting and ar...

I believe all painting and art should be uplifting for the viewer.

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I think as an artist you have...

I think as an artist you have to reinvent yourself every day.

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As soon as something becomes ...

As soon as something becomes art I think you get over the fear

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