I really do live for the future, because when I'm eating a box of candy, I can't wait to taste the last piece.
Andy WarholRead
I do the same thing everyday. I go to work and paint. I try to turn out as many pictures as I can.
Interpretation
Andy Warhol reflects on his daily routine of painting, emphasizing productivity and dedication.
In this quote, Andy Warhol emphasizes the importance of routine and consistent effort in his artistic practice. He highlights the idea that by engaging in the same activity every day—working and painting—he can produce a significant body of work. This dedication to his craft illustrates a commitment to creativity and productivity, suggesting that perseverance and daily effort can lead to artistic success.
In practice
In an art class, I might say, 'Remember what Andy Warhol said about doing the same thing every day to achieve productivity.'
I really do live for the future, because when I'm eating a box of candy, I can't wait to taste the last piece.
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I never wanted to be a painter; I wanted to be a tap dancer.
I like to be the right thing in the wrong space and the wrong thing in the right space. But usually being the right thing in the wrong space and the wrong thing in the right space is worth it, because something funny always happens.
Photography is a very lonely medium. There’s a kind of beautiful loneliness in voyeurism. And that’s why I’m a photographer.
The kind of writing that matters most to me is something you don't learn about. It's constantly coming out of what I don't know rather than what I do know.
Painting is the frozen evidence of a performance.
What lists and awards don't measure - and I feel this strongly - is the lasting value of any work of art. They're a snapshot of a moment, and one should always consider their judgments in that context.
I was apprehensive. I feared every time I talked about poetry, it would be filtered through the lens of race, sex, and age.
Translation is not original creation - that is what one must remember. In translation, some loss is inevitable.
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