Damien Hirst Quotes

I would have liked to be - indeed, I should have been - a second Rembrandt.

Is an artist much more than a beggar?

Artists were always referred to as great artists. I thought that's what the profession was. One word: great-artist. There wasn't one moment in my life when I thought I wanted to be anything else.

I would have loved to have been a painter or a sculptor. I'm still fascinated by those things.

I just wanna be a good artist.

Some people have been kind enough to call me a fine artist. I've always called myself an illustrator. I'm not sure what the difference is. All I know is that whatever type of work I do, I try to give it my very best. Art has been my life.

There is nothing new in art except talent.

I consider myself an artist. God granted me some gifts so that I could express myself artistically.

The best thing about being an artist is the free clothing and getting to kiss pretty girls.

To be an artist, you need to play inside your work.

When Picasso painted in Paris, was he a Spanish or a French painter? It does not matter, he was Picasso, whatever the influences surrounding him. He simply chose Paris because it was the ideal place for him to sell his creation.

Then I abandoned comics for fine art because I had some romantic vision of being like Vincent Van Gogh Jr.

I believe in art.

I suppose I just like being arty. That's all. Arty.

But I'm not an artist. Maybe an artist with a small a.

Picasso is still influencing me. Of course, I haven't got that kind of energy, or skill.

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

I was too practical to want to be a painter.

No, I didn't become disenchanted. I just couldn't paint like them.

I don't believe in art. I believe in artists.

I decided on the spot that I would be an artist, and I assure you, it was no ordinary artist I had in mind.

I set my sights upon becoming the kind of artist who would make a contribution to art history.

I think of art as the highest level of creativity. I was exposed to it since I was very small.

Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.

You know you are an artist if you appreciate beauty.