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I remember when you used to have your profession on your passport and I always thought that being a painter was the best one to be, because my heroes were Goya and Francis Bacon.

~Damien Hirst

Topics: Always Bacon Because Being Best Francis Heroes Painter Passport Profession Remember Remember When Thought Used Were You Your I Remember

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When I used to do abstract paintings at school, like everyone else, the tutor said these would make great curtains. I would always neglect the formal stuff that was going on by using colour, because colour kind of came naturally to me.

~Damien Hirst

Topics: Abstract Always Because Came Colour Curtains Else Everyone Everyone Else Formal Going Great Kind Like Make Me Naturally Neglect Paintings Said School Stuff Tutor Used Using Would

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

~Damien Hirst

Topics: Amazing Art Imagination Twisted You

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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 can't be about being the best, it has to be about the drawing itself, what you do with it.' That's kind of stuck with me.

~Damien Hirst

Topics: About Always Ambition Being Being The Best Best Better Class Drawing Even Had Itself Kid Kind Me Other Real Some Stuck Thought Wanted Who You

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

~Damien Hirst

Topics: Been Gave Painting Rembrandt Secretly Then Thought Up Would

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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

Topics: Frightened Hit Influence Interested Jaws Main More People Saying Spielberg Than Why

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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

Topics: Gonna Good Just Just One Might One Word Say Something Title Try Well Word You

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I always feel like the art's there and I just see it, so it's not really a lot of work.

~Damien Hirst

Topics: Always Art Feel Just Like Lot Really See Work

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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

Topics: Be Nice Because Bigger Costs Difficult Every Every Time Lots Make Money Nice Piece Quite Time

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A lot of people thought I wasn't doing anything because I was spending a lot of time socialising and going out, but I've always managed to get work actually done.

~Damien Hirst

Topics: Actually Always Anything Because Doing Done Get Going Lot Out People Spending Thought Time Work

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Artist

Born: June 7th, 1965

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