Jeff Koons Quotes

I think about my work every minute of the day.

Art to me is a humanitarian act and I believe that there is a responsibility that art should somehow be able to effect mankind, to make the word a better place.

I try to be a truthful artist and I try to show a level of courage. I enjoy that. I`m a messenger.

I would prefer a normal-sized breast, or a small breast or whatever and that it be natural, than to understand that it was just some jelly in there.

I`m basically the idea person. I`m not physically involved in the production. I don`t have the necessary abilities, so I go to the top people.

I believe in advertisement and media completely. My art and my personal life are based in it. I think that the art world would probably be a tremendous reservoir for everybody involved in advertising.

I believe that my art gets across the point that I`m in this morality theater trying to help the underdog, and I`m speaking socially here, showing concern and making psychological and philosophical statements for the underdog.

I love the gallery, the arena of representation. It`s a commercial world, and morality is based generally around economics, and that`s taking place in the art gallery.

I`m always trying to create work that doesn`t make viewers feel they`re being spoken down to, so that they feel open participation.