I was meticulously copying other art and then I realized I could just use a camera and put my time into an… — Cindy Sherman Copy Share Image
One reason I was interested in photography was to get away from the preciousness of the art object. — Cindy Sherman Copy Share Image
Nowadays, with digital printing, it’s so easy to make everything perfect, which is not always a good idea. Sometimes the mistakes are… — Cindy Sherman Copy Share Image
I think people are more apt to believe photographs, especially if it's something fantastic. They're willing to be more gullible. Sometimes they… — Cindy Sherman Copy Share Image
Everyone thinks these are self-portraits but they aren't meant to be. I just use myself as a model because I know I… — Cindy Sherman Copy Share Image
I'll see a photograph of a character and try to copy them on to my face. I think I'm really observant, and… — Cindy Sherman Copy Share Image
I think people are more apt to believe photographs, especially if it’s something fantastic. They’re willing to be more gullible. Sometimes they… — Cindy Sherman Copy Share Image
People are always trying to find the next groovy thing, and it hasn't gone back to painting... I'd like it to go… — Cindy Sherman Copy Share Image
People assume that a self-portrait is narcissistic and you're trying to reveal something about yourself: fantasies or autobiographical information. In fact, none… — Cindy Sherman Copy Share Image
I am always surprised at all the things people read into my photos, but it also amuse me. That may be because… — Cindy Sherman Copy Share Image
People think because it's photography it's not worth as much, and because it's a woman artist, you're still not getting as much… — Cindy Sherman Copy Share Image
I don't analyze what I'm doing. I've read convincing interpretations of my work, and sometimes I've noticed something that I wasn't aware of, but… — Cindy Sherman Copy Share
I don't think I can see the world through other people's eyes, but I can capture an attitude or a look that makes others… — Cindy Sherman Copy Share
I’m really just using the mirror to summon something I don't even know until I see it. — Cindy Sherman Copy Share
Quite often, I will do something and think, 'Oh, no, she looks a little too much like me.' I have tried to learn not… — Cindy Sherman Copy Share
When I do work, I get so much done in such a concentrated time that once I’m through a series, I’m so drained I… — Cindy Sherman Copy Share
I always need to get away from whatever it is I've just finished, to feel a distance from it. — Cindy Sherman Copy Share
My dad was such a bigot. He was a horrible, self-centred person. He was really racist and he'd talk about the Jews and blacks… — Cindy Sherman Copy Share
Some people have told me they remember the film that one of my images is derived from, but in fact I had no film… — Cindy Sherman Copy Share
I want[ed] to make a show of really big pictures, because you see male artists doing it all the time. It just seemed like… — Cindy Sherman Copy Share
I wonder how it is that I’m fooling so many people, I’m doing one of the most stupid things in the world…and people seem… — Cindy Sherman Copy Share
I have had a lifelong fascination with horror movies, scary movies, how they work. — Cindy Sherman Copy Share
Dreamers are those who have achieved in love and life, because it is a dream that got them there. — Cindy Sherman Copy Share
I wanted pretty pictures of older women - women who are trying too hard but succeeding - pulling off an extreme look. What I… — Cindy Sherman Copy Share
