Damien Hirst

Being best is a false goal, you have to measure success on your own terms…

No, I don’t believe in genius. I believe in freedom. I think anyone can do…

Since I was a child, death is definitely something that I think about every day…

I was taught to confront things you can’t avoid. Death is one of those things…

Great art – or good art – is when you look at it, experience it and it…

I think I like big issues, but I don’t believe in God or religion…

In an artwork you’re always looking for artistic decisions, so an ashtray is perfect. An…

I always feel like the art’s there and I just see it, so it’s not…

I’ve been asked to do a retrospective since I was about 28 and I always…

I have always been aware that you have to get people listening before you can…

The idea of going on tour for the rest of my life with old works…

But I think it’s more that when you’re young, you’re invincible, you’re immortal – or at…

The difference between art about death and actual death is that one’s a celebration and…