No, I dont believe in genius. I believe in freedom. I think anyone can do it. Anyone can be like Rembrandt. – Damien Hirst
The difference between art about death and actual death is that ones a celebration and the others a dull fact. – Damien Hirst
Since I was a child, death is definitely something that I think about every day. But I think that everybody does. You try and avoid it, but its such a big thing that you cant. – Damien Hirst
Ive been asked to do a retrospective since I was about 28 and I always thought that was a bit odd. Its great to look forward as an artist because in the future the possibilities are infinite you look back and its all fixed so its a scary thing. – Damien Hirst