I'm very stodgy. I'm always looking at old photos of California and Los Angeles, knowing that what I'm looking at is now full of houses. There used to be vacant lots in Los Angeles, now all taken up by three-storey… — Edward Ruscha Copy Share Image
I was raised with the Bible Belt mentality, and by coming to California, I came out of this dark place and unlearned a lot of things I'd been taught. — Edward Ruscha Copy Share Image
I don't do social media of any kind. If I did, I may as well join Scientology. — Edward Ruscha Copy Share Image
Perhaps there would be more anxiety in my work if I lived in New York. — Edward Ruscha Copy Share Image
I wasn't captivated by the romance of Paris or London. I love visiting, but I'd rather be in L.A. — Edward Ruscha Copy Share Image
I think the most interesting stuff comes from people who've just got nothing to lose. You know, let's kamikaze this thing - just throw… — Edward Ruscha Copy Share Image
Yes, there's a certain power to a photograph. The camera has a way of disorienting a person, if it wants to and, for me,… — Edward Ruscha Copy Share Image
The subject [of Los Angeles] became a general metaphor for anxiety and the speed of modern life. — Edward Ruscha Copy Share Image
I'm very stodgy. I'm always looking at old photos of California and Los Angeles, knowing that what I'm looking at is now full of… — Edward Ruscha Copy Share Image
There was no hope for any kind of big opportunity. I'm not saying it was hopeless. The big pay-off was to work as an… — Edward Ruscha Copy Share Image
I believe in intuition and approaching things as instant gratification. Just do the things you want to do, make the kind of pictures you… — Edward Ruscha Copy Share Image
My friends and neighbors were always fixing their cars. Soldiers who felt restless wanted to work on something, and they understood cars. Me, I… — Edward Ruscha Copy Share Image
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