47 Quotes by Marilyn Minter

Success can be destructive to the creative process. I say it all the time: success is as dangerous as total failure.

People of my generation are used to collecting the heroic boys. And they're used to paying a lot of money for heroic boys. I don't make a third of what a guy would make.

I always knew I had something to say even when nobody else wanted to listen.

I sort of feel like if you're slightly marginalized, you're hungrier, and you can take more risks and be more playful.

I really believe that women run the art world.

I'm an animal-rights person, actually. Big time.

I'm a voracious reader. I want information, all kinds - Internet, books, magazines.

My work is about the world I live in. So, I sort of make a picture of my life or our lives. I'm always looking for something that is overlooked, so I need to constantly be aware of what's going on.

I always say, 'Perfection is the flaw. It doesn't exist.' I saw something somewhere about 'porcelain pores' - you're not even allowed to have pores anymore!