All Christian Marclay Quotes
- Art is all in the details. All
- As an artist, you're always somewhat obscure. We're not talking Hollywood. Always Somewhat
- Every person's remembering will be different. That engagement is important, I think. Engagement
- I have never been much of a painter. Been
- I've never been a big cinephile, which may be why I could treat 'The Clock' like a puzzle and force the pieces to fit together… Been
- If you make something good and interesting and not ridiculing someone or being offensive, the creators of the original material will like it. Creator
- It's good to get away from the editing suite. It's very unhealthy to be sitting in front of the screen for too long. Editing
- It's the way life is, I suppose. Whatever happens, you deal with it. Deal
- Since I was a child I have always been cutting things out and gluing them together rather than drawing them. Been
- The process of editing is what I enjoy most - putting the pieces together and making sense out of them. Editing
- Unlike sitting at a computer screen, printing is very direct and hands-on. Computer
- When you take something apart, you get a great sense of what it took to originally put it together. Apart
- You can get so many sounds out of one record. Every record can be used in some way. Every Record
- You start with an idea but then so many things can happen. Funny
- I admire the abstract expressionists and pop artists so right now I'm referencing American '60s art and at the same time referencing Japanese manga culture. Abstract
- If the music in a groove fits with what you're playing, then play it; if not, then you can play it backwards. If that doesn't… Backwards
- People who care about records are always giving me a hard time. I mean, I would destroy records in performances, and break them, and whatever… Always Giving
- Record Without A Cover' was about allowing the medium to come through, making a record that was not a document of a performance but a… Allowing
- We go to the movies to forget about time, to be in a dream state. And it's entertainment, distraction, from the fact that everything is… Crumbling
- These things I sample, or clip, are things that we share - music, films, sounds. It triggers a layer of participation from the audience as… Audience
- With improvisation, I just do it. It might be a total failure but then you just throw the dice again. Dice