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> [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, when it disorients, it's got real value.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-ruscha/yes-there-s-a-certain-power-to-a-photograph-the-camera-has-a-way-of/)

[Edward Ruscha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-ruscha/)

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## More by Edward Ruscha

> [I don't do social media of any kind. If I did, I may as well join Scientology.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-ruscha/i-don-t-do-social-media-of-any-kind-if-i-did-i-may-as-well-join/)

[Edward Ruscha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-ruscha/)

> [When I paint a picture of a house, that goes back to my roots.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-ruscha/when-i-paint-a-picture-of-a-house-that-goes-back-to-my-roots/)

[Edward Ruscha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-ruscha/)

> [Perhaps there would be more anxiety in my work if I lived in New York.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-ruscha/perhaps-there-would-be-more-anxiety-in-my-work-if-i-lived-in-new-york/)

[Edward Ruscha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-ruscha/)

> [I wasn't captivated by the romance of Paris or London. I love visiting, but I'd rather be in L.A.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-ruscha/i-wasn-t-captivated-by-the-romance-of-paris-or-london-i-love-visiting/)

[Edward Ruscha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-ruscha/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-ruscha/i-think-the-most-interesting-stuff-comes-from-people-who-ve-just-got/)

[Edward Ruscha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-ruscha/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-ruscha/yes-there-s-a-certain-power-to-a-photograph-the-camera-has-a-way-of/)

[Edward Ruscha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-ruscha/)

> [ The subject \[of Los Angeles\] became a general metaphor for anxiety and the speed of modern life. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-ruscha/the-subject-of-los-angeles-became-a-general-metaphor-for-anxiety-and/)

[Edward Ruscha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-ruscha/)

> [As an artist, I gotta stand up to my own work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-ruscha/as-an-artist-i-gotta-stand-up-to-my-own-work/)

[Edward Ruscha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-ruscha/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-ruscha/i-m-very-stodgy-i-m-always-looking-at-old-photos-of-california-and/)

[Edward Ruscha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-ruscha/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-ruscha/there-was-no-hope-for-any-kind-of-big-opportunity-i-m-not-saying-it/)

[Edward Ruscha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-ruscha/)

> [I believe in intuition and approaching things as instant gratification. Just do the things you want to do, make the kind of pictures you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-ruscha/i-believe-in-intuition-and-approaching-things-as-instant/)

[Edward Ruscha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-ruscha/)

> [My friends and neighbors were always fixing their cars. Soldiers who felt restless wanted to work on something, and they understood cars. Me, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-ruscha/my-friends-and-neighbors-were-always-fixing-their-cars-soldiers-who/)

[Edward Ruscha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-ruscha/)

> [I have no social agenda with my work. I'm deadpan about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-ruscha/i-have-no-social-agenda-with-my-work-i-m-deadpan-about-it/)

[Edward Ruscha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-ruscha/)

> [ I just use \[the camera\]. I just pick it up like an axe when I've got to chop down a tree. I pick up… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-ruscha/i-just-use-the-camera-i-just-pick-it-up-like-an-axe-when-i-ve-got-to/)

[Edward Ruscha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-ruscha/)

> [I knew I wanted to be some kind of artist from about 12. I met a neighbour who drew cartoons, and I had an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-ruscha/i-knew-i-wanted-to-be-some-kind-of-artist-from-about-12-i-met-a/)

[Edward Ruscha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-ruscha/)

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