"I don't believe in art. I believe in artists."

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Source : "Marcel Duchamp: a riotous A-Z of his secret life" by Thomas Girst, www.theguardian.com. April 07, 2014.

Marcel Duchamp

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“You desire that which exceeds my humble powers, but I trust in the compassion and mercy of the All-powerful God.”
“A photograph is what it appears to be. Already far from 'reality' because of its silence, lack of movement, two-dimensional ity and isolation from everything outside the rectangle, it can create another reality, an emotion that did not exist in the 'true' situation. It's the tension between these two realities that lends it strength.”
“I still don't feel whatever change you're supposed to feel when your name goes up above the title.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.
“The thing about cooking is it's so interesting to watch. I don't know why, but if you go to somebody's house and they're making something, they usually say interesting things while they're cooking.”
“Books to the ceiling, Books to the sky, My pile of books is a mile high. How I love them! How I need them! I'll have a long beard by the time I read them.”

Source : Arnold Lobel, “Books To the Ceiling”
“Silence and simplicity obtrude on no one, but are yet two unequaled attractions in woman.”
“In most presidential elections, the taller candidate wins.”
“I think it's very valuable as an actor to throw yourself back into having that direct connection with an audience on-stage and work that muscle. It is a very different type of work and equally fascinating. I mean, I've very much in love with filmmaking because I really love the way you can tell stories with a camera and how music and everything contributes to the story in a very direct way. But I also think it's very valuable to come back to theatre, so if the right script came along I would love to come back to London and do some more.”

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