“One reason I was interested in photography was to get away from the preciousness of the art object.” ArtReasonObjectsPhotographyPhotographerGet AwayCindy Author:Cindy Sherman
“[My work is] maybe about me maybe not wanting to be me and wanting to be all these other characters. Or at least try them on.” TryingCharacterCindy Author:Cindy Sherman
“We're all products of what we want to project to the world. Even people who don't spend any time, or think they don't, on preparing themselves for the world out there - I think that ultimately they have for their whole lives groomed themselves to be a certain way, to present a face to the world.” PeopleThinkingWorldWayWantWholeFacesCertainProductsProjectsPhotographerWhole LifePreparingCindy Author:Cindy Sherman
“The still must tease with the promise of a story the viewer of it itches to be told.” StillsStoriesPromisePhotographerViewersTeaseCindy Author:Cindy Sherman
“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.” ThinkingWantArtSeemsWantedTermInterestQualityKnowingPaintPhotographerContemporaryRelatePrintCommodityContemporary ArtCindyHigh Art Author:Cindy Sherman
“The work is what it is and hopefully it's seen as feminist work, or feminist-advised work, but I'm not going to go around espousing theoretical bullshit about feminist stuff.” StuffPhotographerFeministHopefullyBullshitTheoreticalCindyFeminist Art Author:Cindy Sherman
“I am always surprised at all the things people read into my photos, but it also amuse me. That may be because I have nothing specific in mind when I'm working. My intentions are neither feminist nor political. I try to put double or multiple meanings into my photos, which might give rise to a greater variety of interpretations.” PeopleGivingTryingMindMayMightPoliticalGreaterIntentionPhotographerFeministVarietyInterpretationMultipleCindyMultiple Meanings Author:Cindy Sherman
“I didn't think of what I was doing as political. To me it was a way to make the best out of what I liked to do privately, which was to dress up.” ThinkingWayPoliticalDressesPhotographerCindy Author:Cindy Sherman
“If I knew what the picture was going to be like I wouldn’t make it. It was almost like it was made already – the challenge is more about trying to make what you can’t think of.” IfsThinkingTryingMadeChallengesPhotographerCindy Author:Cindy Sherman
“The way I see it, as soon as I make a piece I’ve lost control of it.” WayLostPiecesPhotographerCindy Author:Cindy Sherman
“I didn't have any interest in traditional art.” ArtInterestPhotographerTraditionalCindy Author:Cindy Sherman
