A Quote by Ben Eine

I'm a long way from being a Damien Hirst.

Ben Eine

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Being Long Long Way Way

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Ben Eine
English - Artist
Born: August 23, 1970

Damien Hirst is the Elvis of the English art world, its ayatollah, deliverer, and big-thinking entrepreneurial potty-mouthed prophet and front man. Hirst synthesizes punk, Pop Art, Jeff Koons, Marcel Duchamp, Francis Bacon, and Catholicism.

Jerry Saltz

I'm a massive fan of Brit Art in general and Damien Hirst in particular. I think he's an absolute genius and should be celebrated in every way.

David Morrissey

I'd like to work with Damien Hirst.

Steve Madden

The coolest party I've ever D.J.ed would have to be for the artist Damien Hirst. It was an amazing party in Berlin. I had such a great time, and people danced all night long.

Chelsea Leyland

My friends are all megalomaniacs - from Damien Hirst to Jack Nicholson - all of them.

David Bailey

I think that Damien Hirst putting a shark in a bath of formaldehyde is nothing.

William Klein

When art is defined by Damien Hirst and Jeff Koons, you've got a society that's impoverished.

Robert Adams

Damien Hirst knows how to drive super-fast cars... I love my bicycle.

Maurizio Cattelan

I have a Damien Hirst spot painting which I love. It has pride of place over my dining-room table.

Cat Deeley

If I go to London, everyone wants to talk about Damien Hirst. I'm just not interested in him. Never have been.

Dave Hickey

You cannot own a symphony or a novel in the way you can own a Damien Hirst. As a result there are far fewer fake symphonies or fake novels than there are fake works of visual art.

Roger Scruton

I love Damien Hirst. I respect his work a great deal, and I am happy that the polka dots I started using have become a symbol of love and peace around the world with everybody joining hands to use them in this way.