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Damien Hirst Quotes

British - Artist | June 7, 1965 -

So smoking is the perfect way to commit suicide without actually dying. I smoke because it's bad, it's really simple.

Simple Smoking Suicide Perfect Bad

Sometimes when you're drunk you can see better.

Better You Drunk Sometimes See

I think suicide is the most perfect thing you can do in life.

Life Think Suicide You Perfect Most

But whenever I look at the question of how to live, the answer's always staring me in the face. I'm already doing it.

Live Me Face Doing Look Staring

I gave up painting by 16. I secretly thought I would have been Rembrandt by then.

Painting Thought Up Been Rembrandt

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

Art Imagination Amazing You Twisted

I always feel a bit trapped when a painting goes for millions of pounds and only one person can have it. If you can have that as well as a poster on every student's wall, then you're in a very enviable position. I'd like to do a Damien Hirst for £500 at some point.

Painting Feel You Wall Person Point

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.

Life Live Beautiful Death Flowers

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

Life Art Death Looking Decisions

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.

Work Hard Work Good Art Struggle

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.

Change Fear Great People Listening

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

Painting Worry You Sculpture Gravity

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