Damien Hirst Quotes & Sayings (Page 7)

“Whenever I've been well-known or hitting the press, I've always had to get my credit card out to prove I'm Damien Hirst.”

“I had a passport where I wrote 'artist' under 'occupation' and I remember thinking, 'That's it, it's proved!'”

“I think I like big issues, but I don't believe in God or religion.”

“I've spent a long time avoiding painting and dealing with it from a distance. But as I get older, I'm more comfortable with it.”

“It'd be nice to make lots of money but it's quite difficult, because every time I make lots of money I make a bigger piece that costs lots of money.”

“It's good to have a title that's not just one word. If you're gonna title it, you might as well try and say something.”

“It's such a crass idea - you're either in love or out of love.”

“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.”

“But the answer to how to live is to stop thinking about it. And just to live. But you're doing that anyway. However you intellectualise it, you still just live.”

“I used to watch 'Top of the Pops' when I was a kid and say 'Yeah!' or 'Boo!' at every single song. So there was nothing in the middle. You brutally put it on one side or another.”