Damien Hirst

I like to make things that are a bit of a confrontation.

I think art is a way of trying to control the uncontrollable.

I'm not afraid of anything.

I believe in the power of the audience.

I like to make art that's a bit of a mystery.

I'm interested in the things that we try to ignore.

I think art is a way of trying to find meaning.

I think art should be a bit of a scream in the dark.

I can’t wait to get into a position to make really bad art and get away with it.

Art’s about life and it can’t really be about anything else.

I’m a firm believer in the idea that you can sell a dead sheep to somebody if youidding they want it enough.

I’m obsessed with death. heftyI think it’s the only subject.

Money complicates everything.

I think art is more powerful than money.

I’m a control freak, but I like chance.

Art’s a bit like a joke. It’s only funny if you get it.

I’m not sure if art has a purpose.

I love art, but I hate artists.

I believe in art that makes you think, that makes you question things, that makes you feel something, even if it's uncomfortable.

I'm interested in the big questions: life, death, love, hate, fear, desire. All the things that make us human.