Damien Hirst

In an artwork you're always looking for artistic decisions, so an ashtray is perfect. An ashtray has got life and death. ↗

— Damien Hirst

#always #artistic #artwork #ashtray #death

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. ↗

— Damien Hirst

#because #bigger #costs #difficult #every

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. ↗

— Damien Hirst

#good #just #just one #might #one word

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

— Damien Hirst

#idea #love #out #such #you

My Mum brought me up to believe that if you look after the pennies then the pounds look after themselves, and I could never do it. ↗

— Damien Hirst

#believe #brought #could #i #look

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

— Damien Hirst

#believe #freedom #genius #i #i believe

People always say that my work is sensational or shocking but there are truly shocking things you could do, and my sculptures don't go anywhere near that. ↗

— Damien Hirst

#anywhere #could #go #near #people

Picasso, Michelangelo, possibly, might be verging on genius, but I don't think a painter like Rembrandt is a genius. ↗

— Damien Hirst

#i #like #michelangelo #might #painter

Since I was a child, death is definitely something that I think about every day. But I think that everybody does. You try and avoid it, but it's such a big thing that you can't. ↗

— Damien Hirst

#avoid #big #big thing #child #day

The difference between art about death and actual death is that one's a celebration and the other's a dull fact. ↗

— Damien Hirst

#actual #art #between #celebration #death