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 did a load of medicine cabinets a long time ago and I named them after Sex Pistols songs. I suppose I… — Damien Hirst Copy Share Image
I've been asked to do a retrospective since I was about 28 and I always thought that was a bit odd. It's… — Damien Hirst Copy Share Image
The idea of going on tour for the rest of my life with old works is not that exciting. As an artist… — Damien Hirst Copy Share Image
I've spent a long time avoiding painting and dealing with it from a distance. But as I get older, I'm more comfortable… — Damien Hirst Copy Share Image
For artists it's a lot easier to make art in bad times than it is in good times. When you've got no… — Damien Hirst Copy Share Image
A lot of people thought I wasn't doing anything because I was spending a lot of time socialising and going out, but… — Damien Hirst Copy Share Image
I can't wait to get into a position to make really bad art and get away with it. At the moment if… — 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
