York Quotes by Edward Ruscha

I don't do social media of any kind. If I did, I may as well join Scientology.

— Edward Ruscha

When I paint a picture of a house, that goes back to my roots.

— Edward Ruscha

Perhaps there would be more anxiety in my work if I lived in New York.

— Edward Ruscha

I wasn't captivated by the romance of Paris or London. I love visiting, but I'd rather be in L.A.

— 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…

— 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,…

— Edward Ruscha

The subject [of Los Angeles] became a general metaphor for anxiety and the speed of modern life.

— Edward Ruscha

As an artist, I gotta stand up to my own work.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Edward Ruscha

I have no social agenda with my work. I'm deadpan about it.

— 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…

— 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…

— Edward Ruscha