The 48+ Cindy Sherman Quotes

When I Do Work, I Get So Much Done In Such A Concentrated Time That Once I’m Through A Series, I’m So Drained I Don’t Want To Get Near The Camera.

I Didn't Have Any Interest In Traditional Art.

I Think I Always Resented The Fact That People Thought I Was Trying To Entertain Them With My Multifaceted, Chameleonlike Character Changes. Although I Liked Doing That, I Wasn't Out To Fool People And Say 'guess Which One Is Me.'

People Are Always Trying To Find The Next Groovy Thing, And It Hasn't Gone Back To Painting... I'd Like It To Go Back To Painting. I'm Sick Of All This Photography And Video. There's So Much Of It, It's Almost Annoying.

I Was Feeling Guilty In The Beginning; It Was Frustrating To Be Successful When A Lot Of My Friends Weren't. Also, I Was Constantly Being Reminded Of That By People In My Family Making Jokes.

My Dad Was Such A Bigot. He Was A Horrible, Self-centred Person. He Was Really Racist And He'd Talk About The Jews And Blacks And Catholics Even.

Every Time You Have To Come Up With A New Body Of Work For A New Show, You're Aware That People Are Just Ready To Rip You Apart, They're Just Waiting For You To Fall Or Make The Slightest Trip Up.

I'd Never Even Thought About Compromise When I Worked In My Studio. The Major Distinction Is In The Priority Of Who I Ultimately Wanted To Please: Myself Or The Audience.

I Was Meticulously Copying Other Art And Then I Realized I Could Just Use A Camera And Put My Time Into An Idea Instead.

Believing In One’s Own Art Becomes Harder And Harder When The Public Response Grows Fonder.

I Want[ed] To Make A Show Of Really Big Pictures, Because You See Male Artists Doing It All The Time. It Just Seemed Like Such A Big Egotistical Thing. I Thought, 'i Don't Know That Many Women That Really Do That.... Damn It, I'm Gonna Do That-make This Really Big Picture.'

I Was Supporting Myself, But Nothing Like The Guy Painters, As I Refer To Them. I Always Resented That Actually.. We Were All Getting The Same Amount Of Press, But They Were Going Gangbusters With Sales.