A lot of people thought I wasn't doing anything because I was spending a lot of time socialising and going out, but I've always managed to get work actually done.
Damien HirstI think I've always been afraid of painting, really. Right from the beginning. All my paintings are about painting without a painter. Like a kind of mechanical form of painting. Like finding some imaginary computer painter, or a robot who paints.
Damien HirstI used to believe I was going to live forever. And then you suddenly become aware that you're not.
Damien HirstWhenever I've been well-known or hitting the press, I've always had to get my credit card out to prove I'm Damien Hirst.
Damien HirstFor me, art is always a kind of theater. When I started the spot paintings I made them as an endless series. But I was never serious about it being an endless series. It was just an implied endless series. The theater means you just have to make it look good for that moment in the spotlight.
Damien Hirst