It's amazing what you can do with an E in A-Level art, a twisted imagination and a chainsaw. -Damien Hirst Imagination
In an artwork you're always looking for artistic decisions, so an ashtray is perfect. An ashtray has got life and death. -Damien Hirst Art
I always feel like the art's there and I just see it, so it's not really a lot of work. -Damien Hirst Art
No, I don't believe in genius. I believe in freedom. I think anyone can do it. Anyone can be like Rembrandt. -Damien Hirst Freedom
Great art - or good art - is when you look at it, experience it and it stays in your mind. I don't think conceptual art and traditional art are all that different. -Damien Hirst Great
Kids are naturally gifted at art from a very young age. The problem is when they get older and become self-conscious. The process should always be fun, though. -Damien Hirst Age
Great art - or good art - is when you look at it, experience it and it stays in your mind. I don't think conceptual art and traditional art are all that different. -Damien Hirst Art
In an artwork you're always looking for artistic decisions, so an ashtray is perfect. An ashtray has got life and death. -Damien Hirst Death
I was taught to confront things you can't avoid. Death is one of those things. To live in a society where you're trying not to look at it is stupid because looking at death throws us back into life with more vigour and energy. The fact that flowers don't last for ever makes them beautiful. -Damien Hirst Society
I have always been aware that you have to get people listening before you can change their minds. Any artist's big fear is being ignored, so if you get debate, that's great. -Damien Hirst Fear
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. -Damien Hirst Money
I was taught to confront things you can't avoid. Death is one of those things. To live in a society where you're trying not to look at it is stupid because looking at death throws us back into life with more vigour and energy. The fact that flowers don't last for ever makes them beautiful. -Damien Hirst Death
But I think it's more that when you're young, you're invincible, you're immortal - or at least you think you are. The possibilities are limitless, you're inventing the future. Then you get older and suddenly you have a history. It's fixed. You can't change anything. I find that a bit disturbing, to be honest. -Damien Hirst History
But I think it's more that when you're young, you're invincible, you're immortal - or at least you think you are. The possibilities are limitless, you're inventing the future. Then you get older and suddenly you have a history. It's fixed. You can't change anything. I find that a bit disturbing, to be honest. -Damien Hirst Future
