Artist Quotes by Richard Prince

It would be strange for me to think I'm being ripped off, because that's what I do!

— Richard Prince

Making art has never been a mystery to me. It's never been something that's very difficult.

— Richard Prince

It's interesting how people who were once fairly radical can become, later in life, kind of conservative and not just in terms of politics…

— Richard Prince

I wouldn't mind people saying, "You can't do this because this isn't enough."

— Richard Prince

My studio is the only place I feel good in. There, I'm fearless; outside, I'm a mess.

— Richard Prince

It's interesting how people who were once fairly radical can become, later in life, kind of conservative, and not just in terms of politics…

— Richard Prince

The subject comes first, the medium second.

— Richard Prince

In a way, I pattern myself after all the bands I used to like as a kid. Every time they put out LPs, they…

— Richard Prince

Sometimes when I walk into a gallery and I see someone's work, I think to myself, 'Gee, I wish I had done that.'

— Richard Prince

A lot of it's experimental, spontaneous. It's about knocking about in the studio and bumping into things.

— Richard Prince

I got a job in the tear-sheets department, ripping up magazines like People, Fortune, Sports Illustrated, and Time, and delivering the editorial pages… So…

— Richard Prince

I have no fear of changing looks.

— Richard Prince

What I find is that the taking, the stealing, the appropriation of images has to do with prior availability, and it sets up a…

— Richard Prince

We do not make art. We have unnamable motors and dangerous impulses that occupy our thoughts.

— Richard Prince

If you're an artist or someone creative, it's all about cheap rent and not having to work for a living. That's what it's always…

— Richard Prince