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Damien Hirst
British
Artist
Born:
Jun 7
,
1965
Always
Art
Me
People
Think
You
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People always say that my work is sensational or shocking but there are truly shocking things you could do, and my sculptures don't go anywhere near that.
Damien Hirst
Work
You
People
Say
Could
Always
Go
Truly
Shocking
Sensational
Anywhere
Sculptures
Near
Things
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
You
Money
Composition
Factor
Look
Always
Got
Motivating
Very
Ignore
Element
Careful
Museums are for dead artists. I'd never show my work in the Tate. You'd never get me in that place.
Damien Hirst
Work
Me
You
Never
Dead
Get
Tate
Artists
Place
Show
Museums
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
Best
Me
You
Class
Better
Thought
Ambition
Other
Kid
Drawing
Kind
Some
About
Stuck
Had
Always
Real
Itself
Being
Wanted
Who
Being The Best
Even
I had a passport where I wrote 'artist' under 'occupation' and I remember thinking, 'That's it, it's proved!'
Damien Hirst
Remember
Thinking
Had
Wrote
Occupation
Proved
Passport
Artist
Where
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
You
People
Worth
Walk
Nothing
Say
Out
About
Rembrandt
Never
Soon
Look
Well
How
Material
How Many People
How Much
Stitching
Shop
Just
Wood
Want
Canvas
Much
Paint
Jeans
Many
Works
Pair
I've had laser eye surgery and I don't wear glasses any more, so people just go, 'You're not Damien Hirst.' I don't get recognized on the street.
Damien Hirst
You
People
Glasses
Recognized
Eye
Wear
More
Had
Surgery
Go
Get
Any
Just
Street
Laser
I gave up painting by 16. I secretly thought I would have been Rembrandt by then.
Damien Hirst
Thought
Painting
Gave
Secretly
Would
Rembrandt
Been
Up
Then
There was a point I could have just churned out the spot and spin paintings for ever and laughed all the way to the bank.
Damien Hirst
Way
Laughed
Out
Spin
Point
Could
Spot
Bank
Just
Paintings
Ever
Kids are naturally gifted at art from a very young age. The problem is when they get older and become self-conscious. The process should always be fun, though.
Damien Hirst
Art
Age
Problem
Become
Young
Older
Though
Kids
Gifted
Self-Conscious
Always
Very
Get
Young Age
Process
Should
Naturally
Fun
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