---
title: "1 Depresses Quotes By John Currin"
description: "1 Depresses quotes by John Currin. Plus more from John Currin and more Depresses sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ef/john-currin-23505_bring-me-down_just-don-t-do-things-that-depress-you-i_1711339.jpg"
---

> [Just don't do things that depress you. I realized if it depresses me, then I just don't want to get close to it. If it brings me down, I just really can't get into it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-currin/just-don-t-do-things-that-depress-you-i-realized-if-it-depresses-me/)

[John Currin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-currin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ef/john-currin-23505_bring-me-down_just-don-t-do-things-that-depress-you-i_1711339.jpg)

## More by John Currin

> [There is a fascination with violence and power in all modernism, and I sort of saw classic modernism as being more similar to Wyndham…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-currin/there-is-a-fascination-with-violence-and-power-in-all-modernism-and-i/)

[John Currin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-currin/)

> [A lot of times maturing as an artist is just starting to do the things you like to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-currin/a-lot-of-times-maturing-as-an-artist-is-just-starting-to-do-the/)

[John Currin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-currin/)

> [I think a big problem with art school is that it makes people feel like they have to be interested in everything that's of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-currin/i-think-a-big-problem-with-art-school-is-that-it-makes-people-feel/)

[John Currin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-currin/)

> [There is, literally and figuratively, not a gold standard. That's almost as big a problem in art as in the financial world. How do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-currin/there-is-literally-and-figuratively-not-a-gold-standard-that-s-almost/)

[John Currin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-currin/)

> [Instead of last man standing, it'll be last man smiling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-currin/instead-of-last-man-standing-it-ll-be-last-man-smiling/)

[John Currin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-currin/)

> [There's nothing worse than people talking about theories and humor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-currin/there-s-nothing-worse-than-people-talking-about-theories-and-humor/)

[John Currin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-currin/)

> [Your style is who you are when you’re not trying to be clever or better than you actually are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-currin/your-style-is-who-you-are-when-you-re-not-trying-to-be-clever-or/)

[John Currin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-currin/)

> [I think a lot of people take a scholarly approach where they feel like you're supposed to study things that depress you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-currin/i-think-a-lot-of-people-take-a-scholarly-approach-where-they-feel/)

[John Currin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-currin/)

> [When I went to college, and I went to art school, I started to realize that Warhol was cool and that pop art was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-currin/when-i-went-to-college-and-i-went-to-art-school-i-started-to-realize/)

[John Currin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-currin/)

> [Painting is like being a lawyer and attacking a corporation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-currin/painting-is-like-being-a-lawyer-and-attacking-a-corporation/)

[John Currin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-currin/)

> [I suppose the good artists, the righteous artists, somehow manage to be exuberant, and the embarrassed artist has this idea that everybody has to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-currin/i-suppose-the-good-artists-the-righteous-artists-somehow-manage-to-be/)

[John Currin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-currin/)

> [I've always found paintings of nudes depressing because they can't compete with photographs. The grainiest photograph of some girl, a blurry Polaroid - you'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-currin/i-ve-always-found-paintings-of-nudes-depressing-because-they-can-t/)

[John Currin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-currin/)

> [There is no misery in art. All art is about saying yes, and all art is about its own making.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-currin/there-is-no-misery-in-art-all-art-is-about-saying-yes-and-all-art-is/)

[John Currin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-currin/)

> [I think what I do is find a cliché and try to believe in it, try to get to where I don't laugh at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-currin/i-think-what-i-do-is-find-a-clich-and-try-to-believe-in-it-try-to-get/)

[John Currin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-currin/)

> [You have to like everything that you're painting. Maybe on a narrative level it seems harsh... but I like everything in all my paintings.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-currin/you-have-to-like-everything-that-you-re-painting-maybe-on-a-narrative/)

[John Currin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-currin/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/depresses/john-currin/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Depresses Quotes By John Currin",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Just don't do things that depress you. I realized if it depresses me, then I just don't want to get close to it. If it brings me down, I just really can't get into it.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "John Currin"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-currin/just-don-t-do-things-that-depress-you-i-realized-if-it-depresses-me/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ef/john-currin-23505_bring-me-down_just-don-t-do-things-that-depress-you-i_1711339.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ef/john-currin-23505_bring-me-down_just-don-t-do-things-that-depress-you-i_1711339.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ef/john-currin-23505_bring-me-down_just-don-t-do-things-that-depress-you-i_1711339.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Just don't do things that depress you. I realized if it depresses me, then I just don't want to get close to…” — John Currin",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/depresses/john-currin/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/depresses/john-currin/",
            "name": "Depresses Quotes by John Currin",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/depresses/john-currin/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ef/john-currin-23505_bring-me-down_just-don-t-do-things-that-depress-you-i_1711339.jpg"
            },
            "description": "1 Depresses quotes by John Currin. Plus more from John Currin and more Depresses sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/depresses/john-currin/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/depresses/john-currin/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Depresses",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/depresses/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "John Currin",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/depresses/john-currin/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```