Dana Schutz Quotes
I often use hypothetical situations to generate information and imagery for paintings and to create a fictional space where a subject can be put into play.
Quotes to Explore
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I believed I was invincible.
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The person who knows one thing and does it better than anyone else, even if it only be the art of raising lentils, receives the crown he merits. If he raises all his energy to that end, he is a benefactor of mankind and its rewarded as such.
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As soon as one project is finished I like to go straight on to something else.
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If one line about the film excites me, I try to take it forward.
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As the years go by, I've added a few pounds on, and I like it. I like it that I look a little softer.
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I'm from New York, so I'm not a big driver.
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The time is right for electric cars - in fact the time is critical.
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There's millions of gay people in the world. In 2011, you've got to hide that you're gay? Like, you know what I'm saying? Like, be real.
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Historically, the Balkans have been an incubator of war.
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The question for France and all countries is, 'Do you favour foreign Internet operators that do not pay, or do you favour national operators who pay?'
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When people refer to 'Back in the Day,' it was a Wednesday. Just a little fun fact for you.
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I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space.
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I didn't learn to read until I was almost 14 years old. Reading out loud for me was a nightmare because I would mispronounce words or reconstruct things that weren't even there. That's when one of my teachers discovered I had a learning disability called dyslexia. Once I got help, I read very well!
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The surveillance of ordinary people is far greater than I would have imagined and far greater than the American public has been able to debate.
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To be outspoken is easy when you do not wait to speak the complete truth.
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There is violence in real life but I would never impose violence in a film just to attract the audience.
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Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess.
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The English countryside, its growth and its destruction, is a genuine and tragic theme.
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Had Cain been Scot, God would have changed his doom nor forced him wander, but confine him home.
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Even in the Pixar and DreamWorks animated movies, there are themes that could be taken into an adult area very easily. 'Zootopia,' I think, is the closest so far; I love that movie because they really did push the envelope as far as the ideas and writing of an animated film for families.
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Do everything by hand, even when using the computer.
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As a scientist, I want to go to Mars and back to asteroids and the Moon because I'm a scientist. But I can tell you, I'm not so naive a scientist to think that the nation might not have geopolitical reasons for going into space.
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Everybody has some information. The function of the markets is to aggregate that information, evaluate it and get it incorporated into prices.
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I often use hypothetical situations to generate information and imagery for paintings and to create a fictional space where a subject can be put into play.
