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Traveling is irritating to me, but not driving. Going to the airport makes me nervous, but when I set out to just take a leisurely drive, it's blue skies and puffy clouds and time.

~Edward Ruscha

Topics: Airport Blue Clouds Drive Driving Going Irritating Just Makes Me Nervous Out Set Skies Take Time Traveling

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Traveling to Europe and traveling in the U.S.A. was a much different experience. 'On the Road' exemplified everything glamorous that was happening on this side of the planet. The book puts off some kind of sweet melody - part hope for the world, part nostalgic.

~Edward Ruscha

Topics: Book Different Europe Everything Experience Glamorous Happening Hope Kind Melody Much Nostalgic Off Part Planet Puts Road Side Some Sweet Traveling World

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My friends and neighbors were always fixing their cars. Soldiers who felt restless wanted to work on something, and they understood cars. Me, I like to look at cars but I was never really a mechanic.

~Edward Ruscha

Topics: Always Car Felt Fixing Friends Like Look Me Mechanic Neighbors Never Really Restless Soldiers Something Understood Wanted Were Who Work

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I'm interested in glorifying something that we in the world would say doesn't deserve being glorified. Something that's forgotten, focused on as though it were some sort of sacred object.

~Edward Ruscha

Topics: Being Deserve Focused Forgotten Glorified Interested Object Sacred Say Some Something Sort Though Were World Would

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Work takes different forms. I can spend two or three days without completing anything, and it's choppy: it's filled with all kinds of irrationalities and stupid actions. I have some notion, and then I drop it because something else comes along. I'm forever darting from one side of the room to the other.

~Edward Ruscha

Topics: Actions Along Anything Because Completing Days Different Drop Else Filled Forever Forms Kinds Notion Other Room Side Some Something Something Else Spend Stupid Takes Then Three Two Without Work I Can

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I knew I wanted to be some kind of artist from about 12. I met a neighbour who drew cartoons, and I had an idea I wanted to be a cartoonist - or something that involved Indian ink, at any rate.

~Edward Ruscha

Topics: About Any Artist Cartoonist Cartoons Drew Had Idea Indian Ink Involved Kind Knew Met Neighbour Rate Some Something Wanted Who

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As an artist, I gotta stand up to my own work.

~Edward Ruscha

Topics: Artist Gotta My Own Own Stand Stand Up Up Work

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I was raised with the Bible Belt mentality, and by coming to California, I came out of this dark place and unlearned a lot of things I'd been taught.

~Edward Ruscha

Topics: Been Belt Bible California Came Coming Dark Dark Place Lot Mentality Out Place Raised Taught Things I Was Raised I Came

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I'd read about Los Angeles and this fact stuck in my mind: that the city gained 1,000 new people every day. In 1956! A thousand people every day! I felt: 'I want to be part of that.'

~Edward Ruscha

Topics: About Angeles City Day Every Every Day Fact Felt Gained Los Los Angeles Mind New New People Part People Read Stuck Thousand Want

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The big pay-off was to work as an artist and gain some shred of respect from your friends, who were also artists. But there was never any notion that you could make a living out of art. On the rare occasions you had a gallery show, and sold a little work, well, that was just gravy.

~Edward Ruscha

Topics: Also Any Art Artist Artists Big Could Friends Gain Gallery Gravy Had Just Little Living Make Never Notion Occasions Out Rare Respect Show Shred Sold Some Well Were Who Work You Your

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Artist

Born: December 16th, 1937

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