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The difference between art about death and actual death is that one's a celebration and the other's a dull fact.

~Damien Hirst

Topics: About Actual Art Between Celebration Death Difference Dull Fact Other

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I always look at money not as a motivating factor but as an element in the composition. You can't ignore it, but you've got to be very careful that it's not motivating you.

~Damien Hirst

Topics: Always Careful Composition Element Factor Got Ignore Look Money Motivating Very You

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Museums are for dead artists. I'd never show my work in the Tate. You'd never get me in that place.

~Damien Hirst

Topics: Artists Dead Get Me Museums Never Place Show Work You

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I've spent a long time avoiding painting and dealing with it from a distance. But as I get older, I'm more comfortable with it.

~Damien Hirst

Topics: Avoiding Comfortable Dealing Distance Get Long Long Time More Older Painting Spent Time

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It's a great advantage to be able to play people off against each other, isn't it? You go to Christie's and get a quote on something. And then you go to Phillips' and you tell them what Christie's has given you. I like auctions for artists.

~Damien Hirst

Topics: Able Advantage Against Artists Each Get Given Go Great Great Advantage Like Off Other People Play Quote Something Tell Them Then You

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I used to watch 'Top of the Pops' when I was a kid and say 'Yeah!' or 'Boo!' at every single song. So there was nothing in the middle. You brutally put it on one side or another.

~Damien Hirst

Topics: Another Boo Brutally Every Kid Middle Nothing Pops Put Say Side Single Song Top Used Watch Yeah You

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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

Topics: About Always Art Being Endless Good Implied Just Kind Look Made Make Me Means Moment Never Paintings Series Serious Spot Spotlight Started Theater Them You

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I had a passport where I wrote 'artist' under 'occupation' and I remember thinking, 'That's it, it's proved!'

~Damien Hirst

Topics: Artist Had Occupation Passport Proved Remember Thinking Where Wrote I Remember

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You'd never look at a Rembrandt and say, 'That's just wood and canvas and paint - how much?!' It's all about how many people want it. It works on a pair of jeans as well - they're just material and stitching, and as soon as you walk out of the shop, they're worth nothing.

~Damien Hirst

Topics: About Canvas How How Many People How Much Jeans Just Look Many Material Much Never Nothing Out Paint Pair People Rembrandt Say Shop Soon Stitching Walk Want Well Wood Works Worth You

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That's the great thing about art. Anybody can do it if you just believe. With practice, you can make great paintings.

~Damien Hirst

Topics: About Anybody Art Believe Great Great Thing Just Make Paintings Practice Thing You

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Artist

Born: June 7th, 1965

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