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I played around with the flowers and the lighting, so that was a good way to educate myself.

I don't believe in dogmas and theologies. I just believe in being a good person.

I just want to be written about as a normal artist.

I became the toast of London. A lot of people I met came from these really decadent families where t...Show more »

I became the toast of London. A lot of people I met came from these really decadent families where the married men were gay and no one thought anything about it. Show less «

I'm not a photojournalist.

If I am at a party, I want to be at the party. Too many photographers use the camera to avoid partic...Show more »

If I am at a party, I want to be at the party. Too many photographers use the camera to avoid participating in things. They become professional observers. Show less «

I went into photography because it seemed like the perfect vehicle for commenting on the madness of ...Show more »

I went into photography because it seemed like the perfect vehicle for commenting on the madness of today's existence. Show less «

I just hope I can live long enough to see the fame.

People don't have time to wait for somebody to paint their portraits anymore. The money is in photog...Show more »

People don't have time to wait for somebody to paint their portraits anymore. The money is in photography. Show less «

I always thought I was good. That's why it was so frustrating when other people didn't agree.

I should try to get some sleep as one doesn't know what tomorrow may bring.

I just try to live my life and do my thing.

I see things like they've never been seen before. Art is an accurate statement of the time in which ...Show more »

I see things like they've never been seen before. Art is an accurate statement of the time in which it is made. Show less «

I can't have just anybody assisting me, I need somebody who I can really communicate with.

My lifestyle is bizarre, but the only thing you need to know is where the darkroom is.

I've never lied. I think I've lived a moral life.

Beauty and the devil are the same thing.

Just because I was out at the bars all the time didn't mean I wasn't looking for someone to love.

My theory about creativity is that the more money one has, the more creative one can be.

Sell the public flowers... things that they can hang on their walls without being uptight.

The more pictures you see, the better you are as a photographer.

Whenever you make love to someone, there should be three people involved - you, the other person, an...Show more »

Whenever you make love to someone, there should be three people involved - you, the other person, and the devil. Show less «

I wish I could be elegant.

My father wants me to be like my brother, but I can't be.

This AIDS stuff is pretty scary. I hope I don't get it.

I don't know why my pictures come out looking so good. I just don't get it.

When I work, and in my art, I hold hands with God.

I don't think any collector knows his true motivation.

The photographs that are art have to be separated from the rest - then preserved.

Happiness? No, it's not there for me.

I am selfish, but that's an attribute that all artists possess.

If I have to change my lifestyle, I don't want to live.

To make pictures big is to make them more powerful.

I'm looking for the unexpected. I'm looking for things I've never seen before.

With photography, you zero in; you put a lot of energy into short moments, and then you go on to the...Show more »

With photography, you zero in; you put a lot of energy into short moments, and then you go on to the next thing. Show less «

I'm not photographing anything naked these days. I haven't been concentrating on bodies recently.

I am obsessed with beauty. I want everything to be perfect, and of course it isn't. And that's a tou...Show more »

I am obsessed with beauty. I want everything to be perfect, and of course it isn't. And that's a tough place to be because you're never satisfied. Show less «

When I have sex with someone I forget who I am. For a minute I even forget I'm human. It's the same ...Show more »

When I have sex with someone I forget who I am. For a minute I even forget I'm human. It's the same thing when I'm behind a camera. I forget I exist. Show less «

I would never have done what I'd done if I'd considered my father as somebody I wanted to please.

I recorded that because it happened to me. I wasn't making a point.

One must ease the public into it - that's an art in itself.

You're never going to get anywhere in life if you don't live up to your obligations.