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> [I don't collect books just because other people collect them, and I'm not going to have books in my collection if I think it's badly written.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-prince/i-don-t-collect-books-just-because-other-people-collect-them-and-i-m/)

[Richard Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-prince/)

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> [I love deliberately badly written books.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-prince/i-love-deliberately-badly-written-books/)

[Richard Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-prince/)

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## More by Richard Prince

> [It would be strange for me to think I'm being ripped off, because that's what I do!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-prince/it-would-be-strange-for-me-to-think-i-m-being-ripped-off-because-that/)

[Richard Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-prince/)

> [Making art has never been a mystery to me. It's never been something that's very difficult.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-prince/making-art-has-never-been-a-mystery-to-me-it-s-never-been-something/)

[Richard Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-prince/it-s-interesting-how-people-who-were-once-fairly-radical-can-become/)

[Richard Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-prince/)

> [I wouldn't mind people saying, "You can't do this because this isn't enough."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-prince/i-wouldn-t-mind-people-saying-you-can-t-do-this-because-this-isn-t/)

[Richard Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-prince/)

> [My studio is the only place I feel good in. There, I'm fearless; outside, I'm a mess.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-prince/my-studio-is-the-only-place-i-feel-good-in-there-i-m-fearless-outside/)

[Richard Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-prince/it-s-interesting-how-people-who-were-once-fairly-radical-can-become-2/)

[Richard Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-prince/)

> [The subject comes first, the medium second.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-prince/the-subject-comes-first-the-medium-second/)

[Richard Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-prince/in-a-way-i-pattern-myself-after-all-the-bands-i-used-to-like-as-a-kid/)

[Richard Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-prince/sometimes-when-i-walk-into-a-gallery-and-i-see-someone-s-work-i-think/)

[Richard Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-prince/)

> [A lot of it's experimental, spontaneous. It's about knocking about in the studio and bumping into things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-prince/a-lot-of-it-s-experimental-spontaneous-it-s-about-knocking-about-in/)

[Richard Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-prince/i-got-a-job-in-the-tear-sheets-department-ripping-up-magazines-like/)

[Richard Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-prince/)

> [I have no fear of changing looks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-prince/i-have-no-fear-of-changing-looks/)

[Richard Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-prince/what-i-find-is-that-the-taking-the-stealing-the-appropriation-of/)

[Richard Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-prince/)

> [We do not make art. We have unnamable motors and dangerous impulses that occupy our thoughts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-prince/we-do-not-make-art-we-have-unnamable-motors-and-dangerous-impulses/)

[Richard Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-prince/if-you-re-an-artist-or-someone-creative-it-s-all-about-cheap-rent-and/)

[Richard Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-prince/)

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