Bruce Nauman

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

— Bruce Nauman

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

— Bruce Nauman

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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. ↗

— Bruce Nauman

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

— Bruce Nauman

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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. ↗

— Bruce Nauman

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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. ↗

— Bruce Nauman

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I don't like to think about being an influence. It's embarrassing. ↗

— Bruce Nauman

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I'll talk. You'll listen. ↗

— Bruce Nauman

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

— Bruce Nauman

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In this case we're building a corner to stretch a fence and hang a gate. It had a real purpose in the ranch here. I needed to do this. But at the same time, it made a beautiful structure. ↗

— Bruce Nauman

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