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The still must tease with the promise of a story the viewer of it itches to be told.

~Cindy Sherman

Topics: Itches Must Promise Still Story Tease Viewer

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I think I always resented the fact that people thought I was trying to entertain them with my multifaceted, chameleonlike character changes. Although I liked doing that, I wasn't out to fool people and say 'Guess which one is me.'

~Cindy Sherman

Topics: Although Always Changes Character Doing Entertain Fact Fool Guess Liked Me Multifaceted Out People Say Them Think Thought Trying Which I Think

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Everyone thinks these are self-portraits but they aren't meant to be. I just use myself as a model because I know I can push myself to extremes, make each shot as ugly or goofy or silly as possible.

~Cindy Sherman

Topics: Because Each Everyone Extremes Goofy Just Know Make Meant Meant To Be Model Myself Possible Push Shot Silly Thinks Ugly Use I Can

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My dad was such a bigot. He was a horrible, self-centred person. He was really racist and he'd talk about the Jews and blacks and Catholics even.

~Cindy Sherman

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I feel I'm anonymous in my work. When I look at the pictures, I never see myself; they aren't self-portraits. Sometimes I disappear.

~Cindy Sherman

Topics: Anonymous Disappear Feel Look Myself Never Pictures See Sometimes Work I Feel

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We're all products of what we want to project to the world. Even people who don't spend any time, or think they don't, on preparing themselves for the world out there - I think that ultimately they have for their whole lives groomed themselves to be a certain way, to present a face to the world.

~Cindy Sherman

Topics: Any Certain Certain Way Even Face Lives Out People Preparing Present Products Project Spend Themselves Think Time Ultimately Want Way Who Whole World I Think

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I didn't have any interest in traditional art.

~Cindy Sherman

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I'm really just using the mirror to summon something I don't even know until I see it.

~Cindy Sherman

Topics: Even Just Know Mirror Really See Something Summon Until Using I See

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I think people are more apt to believe photographs, especially if it's something fantastic. They're willing to be more gullible. Sometimes they want fantasy.

~Cindy Sherman

Topics: Apt Believe Fantastic Fantasy Gullible More People Photographs Something Sometimes Think Want Willing I Think

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People think because it's photography it's not worth as much, and because it's a woman artist, you're still not getting as much - there's still definitely that happening. I'm still really competitive when it comes to, I guess, the male painters and male artists. I still think that's really unfair.

~Cindy Sherman

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Photographer

Born: January 19th, 1954

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