I think money is important for everyone, because the lack of it is so painful. — Damien Hirst Copy Share Image
I don't think I'd want my pet in formaldehyde, but I guess in America they would. — Damien Hirst Copy Share Image
I had a passport where I wrote 'artist' under 'occupation' and I remember thinking, 'That's it, it's proved!' — Damien Hirst Copy Share Image
Great art - or good art - is when you look at it, experience it and it stays in your mind. I… — Damien Hirst Copy Share Image
I've never learned to drive because I get lots of ideas when I'm a passenger in a car. I love to get… — Damien Hirst Copy Share Image
Art goes on in your head. If you said something interesting, that might be a title for a work of art and… — Damien Hirst Copy Share Image
I mean, people listen to music, and they like that, but I think in England, a lot of people don't like contemporary… — Damien Hirst Copy Share Image
Since I was a child, death is definitely something that I think about every day. But I think that everybody does. You… — Damien Hirst Copy Share Image
Picasso, Michelangelo, possibly, might be verging on genius, but I don't think a painter like Rembrandt is a genius. — Damien Hirst Copy Share Image
You've really got to get down on the floor with yourself and get low in order to make great art. I think… — Damien Hirst Copy Share Image
Here's one from me: 'You have to be aware that everyone else is thinking far too hard about themselves to be thinking… — Damien Hirst Copy Share Image
But I think it's more that when you're young, you're invincible, you're immortal - or at least you think you are. The… — Damien Hirst Copy Share Image
I think I've always been afraid of painting, really. Right from the beginning. All my paintings are about painting without a painter.… — Damien Hirst Copy Share Image
To be an artist is not about fame; it's about art, which is this intangible thing that has got to have lots… — Damien Hirst Copy Share Image
“The answer to how to live is to stop thinking about it. And just to live. But you're doing that anyway. However… — Damien Hirst Copy Share Image
I definitely think about death. And every day your relationship with death changes. And every day I sort of feel like I… — Damien Hirst Copy Share Image
I think art is good at looking back and looking forward. I don't think art is good at looking head-on. At the… — Damien Hirst Copy Share Image
I always look at money not as a motivating factor but as an element in the composition. You can't ignore it, but you've got… — Damien Hirst Copy Share Image
Art goes on in your head. If you said something interesting, that might be a title for a work of art and I'd write… — Damien Hirst Copy Share Image
Even as a kid in drawing class, I had real ambition. I wanted to be the best in the class, but there was always… — Damien Hirst Copy Share Image
Since I was a child, death is definitely something that I think about every day. But I think that everybody does. You try and… — Damien Hirst Copy Share Image
But I think it's more that when you're young, you're invincible, you're immortal - or at least you think you are. The possibilities are… — Damien Hirst Copy Share Image
Museums are for dead artists. I'd never show my work in the Tate. You'd never get me in that place. — Damien Hirst Copy Share Image
No, I don't believe in genius. I believe in freedom. I think anyone can do it. Anyone can be like Rembrandt. — Damien Hirst Copy Share Image
I did a butterfly show in Berlin, and we had a guy who's an expert on butterflies; who bred them all and who looks… — Damien Hirst Copy Share Image
If the choice is between buying another building or a Pollock, I'd go for the Pollock every time. — Damien Hirst Copy Share Image
