I didn't want to make 'high' art, I had no interest in using paint, I wanted to find something that anyone could relate to without knowing about contemporary art. I wasn't thinking in terms of precious prints or archival quality; I didn't want the work to seem like a commodity.
Cindy ShermanSome people have told me they remember the film that one of my images is derived from, but in fact I had no film in mind at all.
Cindy ShermanI'm good at using my face as a canvasโฆ I'll see a photograph of a character and try to copy them on to my face. I think I'm really observant, and thinking how a person is put together, seeing them on the street and noticing subtle things about them that make them who they are.
Cindy ShermanBeing able to make a living doing something one truly loves to do - is my definition of success.
Cindy Sherman