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Salvador Dalí’s “I Hold My Shit In So I Can…” Quote
Salvador Dalí once said: “I hold my shit in so I can hold my art in.”
This statement reflects Dalí’s famously eccentric personality and his belief that discipline and control over the body were essential to his creative process. In a 1952 diary entry paraphrasing the teachings of the Swiss physician Paracelsus, Dalí mused that human excrement was “the thread of life” and that each interruption — such as a fart — was a moment of life “flying away” Far Out Magazine. He saw the act of defecation as a kind of spiritual and physical release, and by consciously holding it, he could channel that energy into his art.
Dalí often linked bodily control with artistic mastery, believing that the same discipline required to manage one’s body could be applied to the creative process. This mindset aligned with his surrealist approach, where the boundary between the physical and the imagined was deliberately blurred.
So, while the quote is humorous and unusual, it’s also a testament to Dalí’s unique blend of science, philosophy, and artistry — a man who could turn even the most mundane bodily functions into a metaphor for creativity. en.wikiquote.org