--- title: "1 24 Years Quotes By Ryan McGinley" description: "1 24 Years quotes by Ryan McGinley. Plus more from Ryan McGinley and more 24 Years sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9dd/ryan-mcginley-10307_attention_i-got-a-lot-of-attention-when-i-was-real_2047496.png" --- > [I got a lot of attention when I was really young, and people have it in their minds that I'm still 24 years old. So I made the decision that I had photographed everything I was interested in in New…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-mcginley/i-got-a-lot-of-attention-when-i-was-really-young-and-people-have-it/) [Ryan McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-mcginley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9dd/ryan-mcginley-10307_attention_i-got-a-lot-of-attention-when-i-was-real_2047496.png) ## More by Ryan McGinley > [A lot of people, even my parents, thought, "Art school, I don't know. We'll support you but the success rate for artists is really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-mcginley/a-lot-of-people-even-my-parents-thought-art-school-i-don-t-know-we-ll/) [Ryan McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-mcginley/) > [I want to venture into film more, and I think that a nice way to transition into doing that would be a documentary. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-mcginley/i-want-to-venture-into-film-more-and-i-think-that-a-nice-way-to/) [Ryan McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-mcginley/) > [I knew my ticket out of the suburbs was art school, so I worked really hard to develop my portfolio and get a scholarship.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-mcginley/i-knew-my-ticket-out-of-the-suburbs-was-art-school-so-i-worked-really/) [Ryan McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-mcginley/) > [You find the people that you need to find. There's this gravitational pull.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-mcginley/you-find-the-people-that-you-need-to-find-there-s-this-gravitational/) [Ryan McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-mcginley/) > [I spent all of my money on film. I remember I would do these set-design jobs or transcribe or just anything to get, like,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-mcginley/i-spent-all-of-my-money-on-film-i-remember-i-would-do-these-set/) [Ryan McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-mcginley/) > [My photographs are a celebration of life, fun and the beautiful. They are a world that doesn't exist. A fantasy. Freedom is real. There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-mcginley/my-photographs-are-a-celebration-of-life-fun-and-the-beautiful-they/) [Ryan McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-mcginley/) > [I'm always interested in an atmosphere where dreams and reality mingle on equal terms.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-mcginley/i-m-always-interested-in-an-atmosphere-where-dreams-and-reality/) [Ryan McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-mcginley/) > [The cool thing for me about moving to New York was that I got to create a new family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-mcginley/the-cool-thing-for-me-about-moving-to-new-york-was-that-i-got-to/) [Ryan McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-mcginley/) > [I think that's an important lesson for young people who want to be artists: You have to find someone who believes in you and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-mcginley/i-think-that-s-an-important-lesson-for-young-people-who-want-to-be/) [Ryan McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-mcginley/) > [Actually, I didn't study photography at first. I went to school for painting my first year, poetry my second year, graphic design my third…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-mcginley/actually-i-didn-t-study-photography-at-first-i-went-to-school-for/) [Ryan McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-mcginley/) > [I didn't have much of a life in crime as a graffiti writer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-mcginley/i-didn-t-have-much-of-a-life-in-crime-as-a-graffiti-writer/) [Ryan McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-mcginley/) > [You have to be able to observe life as if you were a camera all the time, constantly looking at light and the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-mcginley/you-have-to-be-able-to-observe-life-as-if-you-were-a-camera-all-the/) [Ryan McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-mcginley/) > [Just having the camera, being able to pull back from situations and be an observer, it saved my life... I realised I could find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-mcginley/just-having-the-camera-being-able-to-pull-back-from-situations-and-be/) [Ryan McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-mcginley/) > [All I do is make photos. It's my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-mcginley/all-i-do-is-make-photos-it-s-my-life/) [Ryan McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-mcginley/) > [I was growing up in the suburbs; I was one of eight kids. So I did have a community when I was younger, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-mcginley/i-was-growing-up-in-the-suburbs-i-was-one-of-eight-kids-so-i-did-have/) [Ryan McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-mcginley/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/24-years/ryan-mcginley/#itemlist", "name": "1 24 Years Quotes By Ryan McGinley", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I got a lot of attention when I was really young, and people have it in their minds that I'm still 24 years old. So I made the decision that I had photographed everything I was interested in in New York. New York is a town you have to embrace, but you also need to leave. 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