Jamie Hewlett Quotes

Jamie Hewlett

English Artist

Born: Apr 3, 1968

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I start with an idea in my head. I sketch it out quickly as a line drawing, using pencil. It never comes out quite right - usually a bit better than my mental picture. Jamie Hewlett

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When I'm working on something, if I went to an exhibition of an artist I respect, then I usually come home quite depressed and look at what I'm doing and throw it all away and start again. Jamie Hewlett

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The art world's quite elitist. I tend to skirt around that world. Jamie Hewlett

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I don't go to enough exhibitions, purely because it intimidates me. Jamie Hewlett

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Look at someone like Kanye West - ego is the death of a lot of art. To believe in yourself that much is to stop being an artist. Jamie Hewlett

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My parents weren't very good at keeping things, which is why I treasure my own sons' work so much now - I don't want to lose anything. Jamie Hewlett

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I grew up doubting myself. It was a very spotty, frustrating, worrying time. Jamie Hewlett

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I need to find a way of retaining creative control. Jamie Hewlett

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I want to do stuff that excites me and is enjoyable. Jamie Hewlett

Me Excites Stuff Want Enjoyable

The more you draw, the better you get. Jamie Hewlett

You Better Draw More Get

I see the 'z' in 'Humanz' as referring to robots, AI, programming, brainwashing, indoctrination. And it's a question to us: are we human, or are we humanz? Have we lost the ability to think for ourselves? Do we just believe what we're told? That's how I see it. Jamie Hewlett

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I don't like collaborating too much. Jamie Hewlett

Too Much Too Collaborating Like Much

I'm all about doing things myself because I find it hard to trust other people. Not trust, but I know exactly what I want to do, and I know exactly how it's supposed to look. Jamie Hewlett

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It's not that I never do interviews or that I find them traumatic. It's just that I'm basically not that comfortable doing them. Jamie Hewlett

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