In The Studio, I Don't Do A Lot Of Work That Requires Repetitive Activity. I Spend A Lot Of Time Looking And Thinking And Then Try To Find The Most Efficient Way To Get What I Want, Whether It's Making A Drawing Or A Sculpture, Or Casting Plaster Or Whatever. - SearchQuotes

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In the studio, I don't do a lot of work that requires repetitive activity. I spend a lot of time looking and thinking and then try to find the most efficient way to get what I want, whether it's making a drawing or a sculpture, or casting plaster or whatever.

Bruce Nauman

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