Damien Hirst Quotes

Kids are naturally gifted at art from a very young age. The problem is when they get older and becom...

I was taught to confront things you can't avoid. Death is one of those things. To live in a society ...

No, I don't believe in genius. I believe in freedom. I think anyone can do it. Anyone can be like Re...

Great art - or good art - is when you look at it, experience it and it stays in your mind. I don't t...

I like the confusion you get between science and religion … that’s where belief lies and art as well...

I always look at money not as a motivating factor but as an element in the composition. You can't ig...

I have always been aware that you have to get people listening before you can change their minds. An...

Here's one from me: 'You have to be aware that everyone else is thinking far too hard about themselv...

I always feel like the art's there and I just see it, so it's not really a lot of work.

But I think it's more that when you're young, you're invincible, you're immortal - or at least you t...

It's amazing what you can do with an E in A-Level art, a twisted imagination and a chainsaw.

Painting is so poetic, while sculpture is more logical and scientific and makes you worry about grav...

In an artwork you're always looking for artistic decisions, so an ashtray is perfect. An ashtray has...

I always ignore money.