Bruce Nauman Quotes & Sayings

“If you really want to do it, you do it. There are no excuses.”

“And then what makes the work interesting is if you choose the right questions.”

“I'll talk. You'll listen.”

“Generalised anger and frustration is something that gets you in the studio, and gets you to work - though it's not necessarily evident in anything that's finished.”

“I like to use my hands and make things... It might seem pretty stupid or pointless but that doesn't matter... some of the most interesting work is the stuff that starts like that - out of a raw need for activity.”

“In art, the only one who really knows whether what you've done is honest is the artist.”

“What I am really concerned about is what art is supposed to be - and can become.”

“But if you can find that spot - I suppose it's like running - I used to be a swimmer and swim laps, and you just have to be there with what you're doing.”

“If you choose the wrong questions and you proceed, you still get a result, but it's not interesting.”

“And I don't have any specific steps to take because I don't start the same way every time. But there is a knowing when it's enough and you can leave it alone.”