Cindy Sherman

I'm trying to make other people look at themselves.

I want to make people question what they're seeing.

I never thought of them as self-portraits. I think of them as me in a role.

I'm always trying to make something that's not quite right, that's a little off.

I want to show the artificiality of the image.

I'm interested in the way that we construct our identities.

I'm not trying to make beautiful pictures. I'm trying to make interesting pictures.

I'm trying to explore the stereotypes of women in society.

I'm interested in the idea of transformation.

I'm trying to make people think about what they're looking at.

I'm interested in the grotesque and the abject.

I'm trying to make something that's disturbing but also beautiful.

I'm interested in the way that we present ourselves to the world.

I'm trying to make people uncomfortable.

I'm interested in the idea of the mask.

I'm trying to make something that's both personal and universal.

I'm interested in the way that we consume images.

I'm trying to make something that's both real and artificial.

I'm interested in the idea of performance.

I'm trying to make something that's both humorous and tragic.