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> [When I was teaching I often said to students that you are trying to be too creative, don't be too creative, because there is so much already in what you are making, you don't need to do very much. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-craig-martin/when-i-was-teaching-i-often-said-to-students-that-you-are-trying-to/)

[Michael Craig-Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-craig-martin/)

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## More by Michael Craig-Martin

> [You can't honour someone by copying them or trying to be exactly like them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-craig-martin/you-can-t-honour-someone-by-copying-them-or-trying-to-be-exactly-like/)

[Michael Craig-Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-craig-martin/)

> [There is a complete difference between art and the art market. Prices are high now for the simple reason that there are people are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-craig-martin/there-is-a-complete-difference-between-art-and-the-art-market-prices/)

[Michael Craig-Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-craig-martin/)

> [I had my exhibition of paintings first in Shanghai, and then recently in Wuhan. Wuhan particularly interested me, because I am 1/8 Chinese.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-craig-martin/i-had-my-exhibition-of-paintings-first-in-shanghai-and-then-recently/)

[Michael Craig-Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-craig-martin/)

> [I try to make images that have the immediate presence we take for granted in objects - a chair, a shoe, a book, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-craig-martin/i-try-to-make-images-that-have-the-immediate-presence-we-take-for/)

[Michael Craig-Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-craig-martin/)

> [You can see in my paintings, I've taken away the context, I've taken away the shadows, I've taken away expression, I've taken away the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-craig-martin/you-can-see-in-my-paintings-i-ve-taken-away-the-context-i-ve-taken/)

[Michael Craig-Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-craig-martin/)

> [When I told people that I was going to paint the big room magenta, many people thought that I was crazy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-craig-martin/when-i-told-people-that-i-was-going-to-paint-the-big-room-magenta/)

[Michael Craig-Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-craig-martin/)

> [I don't like the idea of nationalism, but on the other hand, I do see that there is a difference between British art, German…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-craig-martin/i-don-t-like-the-idea-of-nationalism-but-on-the-other-hand-i-do-see/)

[Michael Craig-Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-craig-martin/)

> [I was poorer than anyone I'd ever met. But it was a great time to be a young artist - I remember it as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-craig-martin/i-was-poorer-than-anyone-i-d-ever-met-but-it-was-a-great-time-to-be-a/)

[Michael Craig-Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-craig-martin/)

> [You can't force yourself to be something you are not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-craig-martin/you-can-t-force-yourself-to-be-something-you-are-not/)

[Michael Craig-Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-craig-martin/)

> [ \[I\] don't want people to see it \[paintings\] as a specific intention on my part. If somebody has that interest in these objects, of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-craig-martin/i-don-t-want-people-to-see-it-paintings-as-a-specific-intention-on-my/)

[Michael Craig-Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-craig-martin/)

> [I've taken away everything I could think of, and yet what remains is enough. These days many more people come to my work, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-craig-martin/i-ve-taken-away-everything-i-could-think-of-and-yet-what-remains-is/)

[Michael Craig-Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-craig-martin/)

> [In the period of '60s to the '90s, British art schools were small, and the number of student was small. The personal contact was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-craig-martin/in-the-period-of-60s-to-the-90s-british-art-schools-were-small-and/)

[Michael Craig-Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-craig-martin/)

> [It is very important to develop the thing that you are naturally good at, that you are truly interested in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-craig-martin/it-is-very-important-to-develop-the-thing-that-you-are-naturally-good/)

[Michael Craig-Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-craig-martin/)

> [The person you admire was true to himself. You can only truly honour him by being true to yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-craig-martin/the-person-you-admire-was-true-to-himself-you-can-only-truly-honour/)

[Michael Craig-Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-craig-martin/)

> [The art world, of all worlds, has room for everyone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-craig-martin/the-art-world-of-all-worlds-has-room-for-everyone/)

[Michael Craig-Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-craig-martin/)

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