Maurizio Cattelan

If there's a paradox, it's that luxury can be the best way to talk about failure.

I wished I had more middle fingers.

Why do they put pizza in a square box?

I find an unknown past much more interesting than a miserable one.

Someone once said that a couple of misfortunes in the family are more than enough to not make you feel the need to have a Master.

From the outside it seemed like a place where no one would tell you to do or not do something, a place where you can experiment and discover things.

To be realistic, it's a few months long phone call, often at the strangest times.

It is difficult to think for yourself, on the phone there is always someone who bounces the ball back to you, it is a constant dialogue. It is a maieutic process that does not always have a happy ending, however, and I must admit that I am sadder for the unsuccessful works than happy for the successful ones.

I don't think there is a right and a wrong way, they are both legitimate. Art is made by people, each with their own sensitivity.

Every morning we choose between milk or tea or coffee: usually I know what I like, but I don't rule out changing my idea sometimes. The editing process is one of the most important parts in everyday life.

Mistakes are part of the decision-making process.

Art is a waste of time. I do it because I have to. I do it to survive. I do it because I don't know how to do anything else.

I’m not a genius. I’m just a guy who takes advantage of situations.

Sometimes I feel like I'm a professional liar. I tell stories, and people believe them.

I like to create a situation where people don't know what to think.

I always wanted to be famous. I don't know why. Maybe because I was a small kid.

I'm not interested in art. I'm interested in the effect art has.

I think I'm a good artist because I'm a bad person.

I don't have a message. I just want to make people laugh, or cry, or be confused.

My work is like a joke. If you have to explain it, it's not funny.